Smoking Policies: The Legal Implications

Abstract

Recent research has suggested that those exposed to passive smoking may incur an increased risk of contracting lung cancer. In the light of such findings, many employers have faced increasing demands from the workforce to introduce smoking policies. The possible legal implications are examined for those employers who fail to introduce such policies and some guidance is offered on the extent to which employment law protects the interests of those workers whose smoking habit makes it difficult or impossible to comply with smoking restrictions.

Citation

Painter, R.W. (1990), "Smoking Policies: The Legal Implications", Employee Relations, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425459010141346