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Businesses make commitment to improving employee health
A raft of leading employers have signed up to a government-backed campaign to encourage workers to lead healthier lifestyles. Food and drink firms...
XpertHR > Article > EU: Unions support Directive on second-hand smoke at work
In response to consultations by the European Commission, in February 2009 the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) called for a specific EU Directive to ban smoking in the workplace and to protect workers from exposure to environmental tobacco smoke.
Toshiba wins £30,000 prize to transform smoking room into staff gym
Electronics manufacturer Toshiba has won a £30,000 prize to transform its smoking room into a gym. This week, staff will arrive at the company's head
Employment law: smoking ban special
The smoking ban has been a hot issue ever since last year's ruling that England would become smoke-free on 1 July 2007. But research conducted in...
Head-to-Head: Smoking ban in England comes under the spotlight
Will the smoking ban actually make any difference? We sought the opinions of some leading figures to discover what steps business needs to take, and...
Innovex creates desktop tool to help staff quit smoking at work
Medical sales company Innovex is taking a pro-active approach to help its employees kick the habit ahead of the workplace smoking ban on 1 July by...
Smoke signals: what the smoking ban means for employers
Step through the historic gateway from London's Fleet Street into Middle Temple Lane and you find yourself in the enclosed world of the Temple. This is
Pub workers in Ireland feel health benefit from smoking ban
Pub workers in Ireland are healthier as a result of a ban on smoking in workplaces, imposed in 2004, research has found. The study, published in the
Win the chance to turn your company smoking room into a gym
Personnel Today has teamed up with wellbeing consultancy Nuffield Proactive Health to give readers the chance to turn their company smoking room into a
Scottish smoking ban cuts bar workers' exposure to second-hand smoke by 86%
Bar staff in Scotland are now exposed to 86% less smoke following the introduction of the smoking ban in March 2005, research has revealed. The study
