Electronic Cigarettes In The Workplace

This week, a Los Angeles City Council panel endorsed restrictions on electronic cigarettes which would prohibit their use in a range of public spaces and most workplaces. It will now be up to the full City Council to decide whether to implement the restrictions, which would result in electronic cigarettes being treated in the same way as "normal" cigarettes.

When the ban on smoking in enclosed public places was introduced in the UK in 2006/07, electronic cigarettes were not widely available. As such, the law does not currently prohibit employees from "lighting up" electronic cigarettes in the workplace (although their employer's rules might). It is, therefore, up to employers to decide whether they will permit the use of electronic cigarettes by employees in the workplace.