With just over a month to go before the ban on smoking in enclosed public spaces, including workplaces, comes into force in England, it's no surprise that smoking-related issues currently feature highly in the suggestions for new FAQs that the XpertHR team receives.
We've therefore just added the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions, including:
Can an employer permit customers or clients to smoke on its premises?
Can employers permit their employees to smoke on the pavement outside the workplace?
Can an employer continue to provide a smoking room for employees, so long as no smoke enters the surrounding rooms and corridors?
Must employers ensure that homeworkers don't smoke at home?
Are employers obliged to specify outside smoking areas on their premises?
Where an employer provides company cars, is it obliged to make the cars no-smoking areas?
Where employees receive a car allowance instead of a company car, must their employer ensure that they don't smoke in any car purchased with the allowance?
What requirements are there for no-smoking signs in buildings?
What requirements are there for no-smoking signs in vehicles?
Where an employer has had no smoking premises for some time, is it still obliged to comply with the smoke-free legislation signage requirements?