BT ban smoking in vans

Scott Birdby Scott Bird | February 21, 2006
Filed in Diet and Nutrition , News

BT vanAhead of the smoking ban in England, and timed to coincide with a similar ban in Scotland, BT has announced two major changes to its smoking policy. The first is the closure of dedicated smoking rooms from its buildings (and with 85.000 staff, there are a few of them), and a limited use of outside smoking shelters is to be employed for those who ‘have to smoke’.

The second is - perhaps more of a concern to many smoking staff - a ban on smoking in BT vehicles whilst being used on company time. I personally don’t see anything wrong with this ban - after all it is the first place many people see a representative of the company. Obviously they wish to control this appearance to some extent.

Why are they doing this? Quite apart from the stated health concerns, smoking costs business money. A brief break for a cigarette here and there, increased use of sick leave, appearance to the company’s non-smoking customers. And with that many staff it all adds up.


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