In England, smoking in public places is due to be banned in 2007, and in a drive to encourage people to kick the habit
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Employers are to be told to give workers who smoke extra time off or cash to encourage them to quit when the smoking ban comes into force in six months' time.
Smokers who won't or can't quit should receive nicotine patches paid for by their firms to help them to cope, according to official guidance being prepared ahead of the ban on 1 July 2007.
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Well isn't that just brilliant!
The smokers at work will get this paid leave, extra cash etc, and the rest of us will just have to do extra work to cover for their absences
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a spokesman for the Forum of Private Business, a body which campaigns on behalf of small businesses in the UK, questioned whether firms should pay for their smokers' medication or provide incentives for them to quit. "This will be a costly burden on small businesses. It is ridiculous that employers should pay for the habits of employees.
Exactly! Why should employers have to foot the bill for getting their employees to give up their habits?
I gave up a bit ago, I don't mind people smoking around me, I don't mind people smoking - it's their personal choice. I do though object to having to carry colleagues or them being given unfair treatment over something which is a choice (Albeit a choice which I full well know is something hard to give up).
What does anyone think?
Fair? Good idea?