By Stacks / The Law firm
Smokers are finding they are being discriminated against on many
levels. They are banned by law from lighting up in the workplace,
in pubs, at bus stops, on beaches, in taxis, in many publicly
shared spaces and possibly even in their back garden or on their
balconies if their smoke drifts into a neighbour's home.
Now increasingly jobseekers who happen to be smokers are being
confronted with advertisements that specify only non-smokers need
apply.
The jobs range from personal trainers to disability workers,
office workers and receptionists, hospitality workers and hospital
workers.
It's a controversial topic and one where the law seems to
have a bet each way. While the law bans smoking in many areas, the
law also says people should not be discriminated against.
