Computer giant enacts ban on all company property.
By Garry Kranz Comments 0 | Recommend 0
No Section for Smoking: Dell is banning smoking at its U.S. campuses, the Round
Rock, Texas-based computer maker said last week. Beginning January 1, 2009, Dell
employees will be prohibited from lighting up at work. Aside from Dell’s
facilities, the ban extends to company parking lots and the cars they contain.
The proscription also applies to visitors to Dell. According to the Austin
American-Statesman newspaper, the company said it will provide free programs to
help employees kick the smoking habit, including paying for up to three months
of “tobacco-cessation prescriptions.” Citing a confidential company memo, the
newspaper says Dell employees who complete company-sponsored programs will have
their medical premiums reduced. Dell becomes the latest major company to ban
smoking. Some companies have struggled with enforcing such policies.
Workforce Management contributing editor Garry Kranz is based in Richmond, Virginia. E-mail editors@workforce.com to comment.
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