Has workplace smoking become a burning issue?

Article Abstract:

British employers are under increasing pressure to restrict or completely eliminate cigarette smoking in the workplace. New medical evidence of the harmful effects of tobacco smoke on non-smokers is partly responsible for this change in attitude. Any policy to restrict smoking should be based on the results of questionnaires given to employees. Any attempt to introduce a non-smoking policy should include participation from unions or staff representatives. If the company introducing the policy has more than one location, working groups and managers at each location should be given a role in shaping policy. The anti-smoking policies at two organizations in the UK, The Cabinet Office and Texas Instruments (UK), are studied to illustrate the procedures and issues involved in establishing a smoke-free work environment.

Health aspects, Laws, regulations and rules, Occupational health and safety, Occupational safety and health, Human resource management, Smoking

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The company role in creating jobs

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The UK business community could assist in the creation of jobs by various means. They could: invest in training and retraining; encourage participation in community affairs; promote the start and growth of new, small businesses by their current employees; set aside unused plant and equipment for use by new business; subcontract more often to local employees; reduce hours worked; add 10% more new, young trainees; tell government to create more infrastructure work; anticipate changes in work that could be discussed in advance; encourage small businesses; urge government to make it easier for people to relocate; stand up to foreign competition; and bring young people around to the idea of creating wealth for themselves and their community.

United Kingdom, Economic policy, Employment, Corporations, Employment forecasting, Great Britain, Corporations, British

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