Remote policies | Employer denies 'banning' staff smoking whilst WFH

Hammersmith & Fulham council has denied banning staff from smoking at their desk when they are working from home – The Telegraph reported.

It was previously reported that staff working for the Labour-run council were told in guidance – issued in a joint “bi-borough corporate health and safety document” – that "any part of a private dwelling used solely for work purposes will be required to be smoke-free"

‘Workers choice’

A new report published on Monday by the pro-smoking group Forest – titled Smokefree Ideology - How local authorities are waging war on choice and personal freedom – looked into the policies that councils have in place for staff.