Majority Of Employees Support Smoking Ban

JobsGroup.net, the online recruitment network, has revealed that 84 per cent of employees support a complete smoking ban in all enclosed public places, including the smoking rooms still found in many workplaces.

The survey had 1,200 responses and was conducted across the company's network of job sites, which includes JustEngineers.net, Just4Finance.net and JustSalesandMarketing.net.

The smoking ban is due to be implemented next year. It will apply to all enclosed workspaces except for a very small number where it is impossible for smoking to take place outdoors for health and safety reasons, which includes oil rigs, prisons and care homes.

Mark Hepworth, Managing Director of JobsGroup.net, commented: "Our survey reveals the overwhelming majority of employees are happy to see the end of smoking in the workplace. This seems to reflect the mood in the country overall, where health concerns about passive smoking are now being given more weight than the individual rights of smokers.

"Interestingly, the majority of smokers are also in favour of the ban, perhaps seeing it as an opportunity to cut down. The ban should also help bridge the divide between smokers and non-smokers that seems to exist in many companies, which will improve working relations. Overall it's a popular move that will lead to a cleaner and healthier working environment for everyone."

(CD)