Kicked for the habit
Posted in Random by Dan at 12:49 pm
This post was published 4 years 9 months 23 days ago and its content may not be valid anymore.Four employees of a healthcare firm in the United States have been sacked after refusing to take a test to determine if they were smokers.
The Michigan-based company Weyco, gave its staff a stark ultimatum at the end of last year – either stop smoking completely on 1 January or leave their jobs.
If the firm survives a potential legal challenge, it could set a precedent but opponents say it is a violation of workers’ rights to indulge whatever habits they choose to when they are off-duty.
Should firms, healthcare or otherwise, be allowed to introduce a no smoking policy? Is it a violation of workers’ rights? If you smoke, would you quit to keep your job?
