Smoking Is Lethal: Help Your Employees Quit
There is nothing new in discussing the health hazards of smoking. We all know how deadly this habit can be—we do try to encourage others to quit smoking but fail. In workplaces, smoking is an everyday affair. Not only does it affect the health but also the productivity of employees. Employee wellness has, as a result, become a matter of talk these days.
It is not uncommon that trying to quit smoking is a challenging decision. Even the most motivated of people can sometimes fall prey of their habit and restart smoking. However, with a planned way to encourage labour wellness, you can make your employees quit smoking – or at least reduce.
Well, to start with, you must keep in mind that you don’t have to be bossy or fussy on your employees if they refrain from quitting smoking. Remember that it’s a slow and steady process, and no forceful ways work. You need to be very tactful in this process. Hold a meeting, and ensure that everyone is present – especially the employees that smoke. In the meeting, raise a few points on the benefits of making the workplace smoke-free.
In some parts of the US, businesses have adopted smoke-free workplace laws for employee and labour wellness. Let’s take a look at the advantages of a smoke-free workplace, from the perspectives of both employees and employers:
For employers:
1.     Lowered risk of fire hazards.
2.     Lower healthcare costs.
3.     Complaints from non-smoker employees would be reduced.
4.     Office equipment like furniture and curtains last longer.
For employees:
1.     Smoke-free environment results in a healthier workplace.
2.     The smoke-free program shows the feeling of employee-worth in a company.
3.     Non-smokers won’t be exposed to passive smoking.
4.     The workplace would smell good.
To conclude, you as an employer can bring this considerable change to your organization. You can also consult some anti-smoking motivational centers for corporate training and incentivizing on quitting smoking.
