What will happen if staff are found smoking in no smoking premises?
There may be situations when enforcement officers believe it is appropriate to issue fixed penalty notices to your staff but these are likely to be rare. It is expected that you will achieve compliance within your workplace from staff by use of your own internal disciplinary procedures. It is strongly advised that you have a written smoking policy to show management control and this may be useful to you in proving due diligence. A smoking policy should include a reference to disciplinary procedures. You do not have to provide staff with an external smoking area but you may wish to consider this when setting your smoking policy.
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