Do employers have to provide a smoking area NZ?

Under the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act, all employers have a legal obligation to ensure all internal work areas are completely smokefree. There are limited exceptions, such as some work vehicles and ‘home-like’ environments.

Do workplaces have to provide smoking areas?

Legally, an employer does not need to provide a designated smoking area. The law concerning smoke-free workplaces bans smoking in all enclosed workplaces and public places that are enclosed or substantially enclosed (with some exemptions).

Can you smoke at work in NZ?

Roughly one in five New Zealand adults smoke tobacco, according to a government social report in 2010. This means there’s a good chance in every workplace there will be at least one employee who smokes. However, under New Zealand law, smoking is prohibited in all indoor workplaces.

Where can I smoke at work?

As required by law, all indoor and enclosed areas in the workplace, including company vehicles, should be smoke-free. Ensure that there are no ashtrays located in enclosed areas. In vehicles fitted with ashtrays, place a small “no- smoking” sticker over the ash tray.

Can my employer stop me smoking at work?

Employers must, by law, prevent people from smoking at work if within an enclosed or substantially enclosed space or in certain vehicles. Employers should consult their employees and their UNISON representatives on the appropriate smoking policy to suit their particular workplace.

Do we have to provide a smoking shelter?

Are Smoking Shelters Legal? An employer has no legal obligation to provide a smoking shelter for their employees. Many won’t now that the workplace has become smoke free as a great number of employers are additionally offering their employees help and advice to support them with quitting smoking altogether.

Can I refuse to work in a smoking environment?

Do smokers have rights?

There is no such thing as a constitutional “right to smoke,” since the U.S. Constitution does not extend special protection to smokers. Smoking is not a specially protected liberty right under the Due Process Clause of the Constitution.

What’s the law on smoking at work?

Employers are required by law to: display no-smoking signs in workplaces and work vehicles; take reasonable steps to make sure that staff, customers, members and visitors are aware that they may not smoke in the premises or in work vehicles; make sure that no one smokes on the premises or in vehicles.

How far away from a door can you smoke?

Smokers must be greater than 20 feet from a public building’s entrances or operable windows while in the act of smoking. This is governed by California Government Code, 7597. This doesn’t apply to portions of the building that don’t have operable windows, doors, or the like.

How do I complain about smoking at work?

For further information or for any other complaints, please call the Tobacco Information Line on 1800 357 412.

How many cigarette breaks are you allowed at work?

Regarding taking a break to go for a smoke or vape, Mr Holcroft explains, “There is no statutory right to ‘smoking breaks’. But employees are legally permitted to one ‘rest break’ while at work – this can be for anything from a tea break to a lunch break, as well as a cigarette break.”

Where do you have to be Smokefree in New Zealand?

The following places must be smokefree at all times: indoor areas of licensed premises and workplaces – ‘licensed premises’ includes bars, restaurants, cafés, sports clubs and casinos, ‘workplaces’ includes offices, factories, warehouses, work canteens and ‘smoko’ rooms.

Where do you have to be smoke free at work?

Under the Smoke-free Environments Act, all indoor workplaces must be smokefree. This includes offices, restaurants, bars, warehouses, factories, break rooms, taxis, internal areas of trains and ships, prisons and travel terminals and passenger lounges. Many workplaces have extended their smokefree areas to outdoor areas and work vehicles.

What are the rules for designated smoking areas?

Requirements for designated indoor smoking areas: The designated area may only be 30% or less of the building There must be physical barriers separating the smoking areas There must be a ventilation system that is separate from the rest of the business

What are the rights of smokers in the workplace?

For example, smokers can be required to pay more for their company health insurance and some localities have banned e-cigarettes at work. Non-smokers also have legal rights that relate to smoking and smoking areas in the workplace.