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£2.1 billion lost each year due to cost of smokingThe first ever study into the costs to business of smoking has revealed that smoking costs business £2.1 billion every year. The report, by the London School of Economics (LSE) on behalf of NHS Smokefree, includes the costs of sickness for smokers (calculated at 1.77 excess sickness days per smoker per year, or £1.1 billion) and by smokers taking cigarette breaks (£1 billion a year). In reality there are also significant indirect costs to company image from employees smoking outside the premises, and to employee’s morale where non-smoking workers feel dissatisfied at smoking colleagues being afforded extra allowances. This research will be persuasive to employers who are looking at ways to reduce costs and increase productivity, by encouraging workers to quit smoking. Free support in the workplace is available from the NHS and includes one to one or group support sessions with trained advisors. Advisers can also attend company staff health events, or run introductory sessions to assess staff interest if that better suits work patterns. They can train a company’s HR or occupational health team to deliver stop smoking advice. For more information please see the NHS smoke free website at http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ |
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