No More Smoking

The government has set the dates for the smoking ban - 2^nd April 2007 in Wales and 1^st July 2007 in England. All workplaces will need to be smoke-free from these dates. While many employers already ban smoking inside their premises, the ban will doubtless affect those whose staff work in more ‘social’ settings such as care homes (where residents may perhaps smoke in their rooms).

Employers will face fines if they do not take reasonable steps to prevent smoking (whether by employees or customers/visitors). This will apply to all enclosed and semi-enclosed spaces and to all company vehicles that are used by more than one person. If your staff might be asked to travel together in your vehicles, for example to a meeting or training event, then that vehicle should be a non-smoking one.