Along with the recent wave of legislation banning smoking in public and semi-public facilities (e.g., private workplaces), some private employers have taken it a step further — prohibiting employees from smoking … anywhere. Here’s the argument.
1. Smoking is the employee’s voluntary choice to ingest what has been shown to be a dangerous (and even lethal) substance.
2. Smokers, statistically, have more health problems than non-smokers.
3. Employers and healthcare providers are forced to spread the cost of smoke-related health problems to all employees — even those who do not smoke.
What do you think, as an employer?
