A smoking policy is a document produced by an employer setting out how employees will be protected from the harm of second-hand smoke.
Introduction of a smoking policy
The first step is to carry out a consultation with the workforce. We recommend allowing three months for this. Employers can download a questionnaire from this page to find out the views of staff.
Employers might also need to consider whether to allow employees smoking breaks in work time, or whether, to be fair to non-smoking employees, this time will need to be made up.
The rights of an employee to breathe clean air should always take priority over any requests to smoke.