Absolutely no smoking during the work day

[MAJOR METAL]

My employer is enacting a new policy that employees are prohibited from smoking during the work day, even if they are off site on a meal break or commuting from one location to another in their own vehicle. Does anyone else have an employer who is this restrictive about tobacco smoking during the work day?

 

[UncleFluffy]

What's the rationale for this policy?

 

[Ziltoid]

Do you have paid lunch breaks? Because if not he can go screw himself.

 

[MatticusMania]

Do you have paid lunch breaks? Because if not he can go screw himself.

+1 Im not paid for my lunch, and the company has us clock out so that theyre not responsible for us off site.

 

[IPA]

Ours used to allow smoking outside, but after the FD had to put out one too many dumpster/trash can fire they banned smoking anywhere on premise, parking lot, in your car on the lot, etc. Basically once you turn into the lot it's no smoking.

 

[fenderhutz]

Well if you have some sort of job in a close quartered space (think office) or a sales job that has customer interaction, as a non smoker (irritates my nose) I can tell you if is off putting to smell stale ashtray and not be able to escape it. Factory jobs or a job where you don't deal with people directly, meh. Who cares.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Hourly employees have unpaid lunches, salaried employees are paid for their lunch break. I think the rational is to claim we are a 100% tobacco free institution. Smoking on property is already prohibited.

 

[IPA]

Hourly employees have unpaid lunches, salaried employees are paid for their lunch break. I think the rational is to claim we are a 100% tobacco free institution. Smoking on property is already prohibited.

Is your industry in some way related to health or healthcare or anything where you need to set an example?

 

[chicago_mike]

I have a similar rule for my g/f but clock is spelled differently....






I'll get me coat...

 

[fenderhutz]

I have a similar rule for my g/f but clock is spelled differently....






I'll get me coat...

Raincoat?

 

[chicago_mike]

No comment

 

[hdracer]

Do you have paid lunch breaks? Because if not he can go screw himself.

This

I have a no pot smoking or drinking policy from when a person arrives to work until they punch out for the day.
After you're done for the day and punch out, smokem or drinkem if you have them.

 

[DblG]

Vape.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Is your industry in some way related to health or healthcare or anything where you need to set an example?

Yes.

 

[fenderhutz]

Is your industry in some way related to health or healthcare or anything where you need to set an example?

Yes.

Well there you have it.

Time to start vaping lol.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Vape.

Do I ever!

 

[elgecko]

Vape.

Some places have "banned" that too!

 

[DblG]

Bathroom break!

 

[Jim Nazium]

... or chew dip and have a big brass spittoon at your desk.

 

[jaywa]

Feels pretty heavy handed to me and I seriously doubt it would hold up to a challenge in the courts if somebody wanted to take it that far.

That being said... if they are going to go to that extreme then I would hope they would at least offer some sort of smoking cessation resources as a free benefit to their employees.