Smoking in the Workplace

Getting to grips with the new legislation

• Overview of the Health Act 2006 and the Draft Smoke-Free (General Provisions) and (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations: what do these mean for all workplaces?
• Lessons learned from recent case law: Roger v Wicks and Wilson,
• Dryden v Greater Glasgow Health Board,Waltons & Morse v
• Dorrington, Marks and Spencer v O’Connell

Going No-smoking - what are the practical considerations?

• Smoking rooms, shelters and no-smoking signs: what are the new requirements?
• Best practice implementation for going 'No-Smoking'
• What should we cover in our No-Smoking policy
• Implementing a No-Smoking policy
• Reviewing and amending handbooks and disciplinary rules: gaining employee commitment to the new rules
• Consulting your workforce and minimising resistance to change: key considerations

Employees who smoke: key considerations

• Managing smokers' informal absences Smoking in company cars
• The health agenda: developing effective strategies for employees who smoke
• Managing the public perception of the business: will you permit smoking outside your premises?

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