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Smokers cost UK employers up to £2.1 billion a year
Why e-cigarettes might be the solution to a loss of productivity caused by smoking breaks.
Apr 30, 2013
GrowthBusiness.co.uk (uk)
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May 1, 2013 11:00
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Two more tribes go tobacco-free in Southeast Alaska
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) congratulated the Skagway Tribal Council and the Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan) last week for recently adopting local, comprehensive tobacco-free workplace resolutions. The tribes join 13 Southe
Nov 19, 2012
Juneau (AK) Empire
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Nov 19, 2012 18:43
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[Delaware] In a puff, county smoking restriction is gone
All it took was an invitation to Chief Adminisrative Officer David Grimaldi to go outside for a cigarette, and the New Castle County outdoor smoking ban disappeared like a puff into thin air. Grimaldi, who is three weeks into his new county job, cancele
Nov 29, 2012
Wilmington (DE) News Journal
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Nov 29, 2012 16:41
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[UK] Smokers waste 5 weeks of work with ciggie breaks
The survey carried out by electronic cigarette retailer ECigaretteDirect.co.uk revealed that nearly all smokers admitted they would be more productive if they could kick the habit.
Jun 4, 2012
Deccan Chronicle (in)
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Jun 4, 2012 14:47
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BENNETT: Blog: Smokers Need Not Apply
A story on banning smokers - and not just smoking - from the workplace sparks a fire.
Feb 28, 2012
The Responsibility Project (Liberty Mutual Group)
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Jun 1, 2012 14:58
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[Massachusetts] Weymouth firefighter fired for smoking loses appeal
In a ruling released Thursday, the state Civil Service Commission said the town had cause to fire Kenneth Morehouse in January 2012 after he was caught violating a statewide ban on police and firefighters smoking on or off the job. The ban has been in pl
Apr 26, 2013
Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger
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Apr 26, 2013 06:53
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Dr. Kate Scannell: Should employers be allowed to ban smokers from jobs?
In the end, denying a job to a smoker is making a molehill out of a mountain of troubling concerns involving tobacco commerce and regulation. And providing a smoker with employment that requires her to spend eight-hour days in a tobacco-free workplace ma
Mar 29, 2013
Contra Costa (CA) Times
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Apr 1, 2013 09:55
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[Wisconsin] Proposed smoking fee draws surprise foes: anti-smoking advocates
Gov. Scott Walker's proposed $50-a-month fee for state employees who smoke faces some surprising opponents: anti-smoking advocates. Smoke Free Wisconsin, the American Lung Association, the American Cancer Society and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids d
Feb 27, 2013
La Crosse (WI) Tribune
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Feb 27, 2013 18:37
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Smoking: A Drag for Job Applicants?
But Cobb wonders how far hospitals and other employers will push the line. “Irrespective of smoking, is this something that firms should be dictating or legislating?” he asks. “I’m assuming part of the goal is to lower insurance costs, but what about peo
Dec 26, 2012
Time Magazine Blogs
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Dec 26, 2012 01:33
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[UK] Smoking job applicant accuses TV antiques expert of discrimination
“She stubbed [the cigarette] out on the floor and came in to inquire about the job vacancy. “I told her what it entailed and when I said we didn’t want a smoker, she accused me of discriminating against smokers, stormed out and slammed the door.”
Nov 5, 2012
Christian Davies Antiques (uk)
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Nov 5, 2012 11:36