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Survey 37 - "As a non-smoker, do you take the same breaks as smokers?"
Throughout June, our survey took a close look at smokers and non-smokers
breaks and whether non-smokers actually took the amount and length
of breaks that smokers do. The survey found that 74% of non-smokers
did NOT take the same amount of breaks that smokers do in a day.
Non-smokers are concerned about this unfair treatment and the controversial
issue has lead to much discussion in the media. Many people feel they
are left in the office to run the show and man the phones whilst smokers
pop out in twos or groups for their fag. They feel they are therefore
working longer hours and having to deal with more workload than what
smokers may do in a days work. Some people feel it actually causes
disruption to people's daily work plan and tasks and causes lack of
concentration.
If you think about the number of hours over 1 month that are lost
if smokers are taking an average 15 minutes break, twice per day,
that gives a 600 minutes (10 hours) in just 1 month. Just think how
much work could be done in that time and how much is lost by the business
!
Eventually, to resolve these concerns companies may introduce non-smokers
breaks or reduced lunch hours for those who take multiple breaks.
Some companies have in fact banned smoking from workers and even smoking
outside the offices in uniforms, before and after work; Marks and
Spencers recently introduced this new rule. Some have also said their
smoking staff must work extra hours - Nottingham City Council introduced
this rule in October last year.
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