Non-Smoking Hiring Policies
Such an approach can be seen when companies, that share the same viewpoint, craft policies forbidding the hiring of those who smoke cigarettes. The rationale behind the policy of maintaining a staff of non-smokers is to guarantee that new and current employees are not susceptible to the various types of cancer associated with smoking cigarettes. By excluding smokers in the workplace, there can be more focus on maximizing productivity without any health-related hindrances caused by smoking. We can see how such discrimination can be beneficial in a report conducted by the Honourable Mary Collins, Dr. Jonathan Agnew and members of the Vancouver Board of Trade Health, Wellness, and Well-Being Task Force (2012). It focusses on how physically and psychologically healthy workplaces can improve an organization’s bottom line and well-being of employees. According to the report (Collins et al., 2012), a healthy workplace benefits the bottom line through higher employee commitment and motivation. Furthermore, maintaining relatively healthy employees is cost effective; workers will contribute more to the company, and reduce absenteeism, presenteeism, health care costs (Collins et al., …show more content…
According to research by Charles Stangor, Katherine L. Van Aleen, Janet K. Swim, Gretchen B. Sechrist (2002), professors of the University of Maryland and Pennsylvania State University, experiments were conducted to review how social context can alter that likelihood of reporting discrimination in the workplace. The report illustrates how reporting discrimination for women and African Americans is reduced when a member of another social group is present (Stangor et al., 2002). Therefore, reporting should be done in a confidential and effective manner to protect one’s
Such an approach can be seen when companies, that share the same viewpoint, craft policies forbidding the hiring of those who smoke cigarettes. The rationale behind the policy of maintaining a staff of non-smokers is to guarantee that new and current employees are not susceptible to the various types of cancer associated with smoking cigarettes. By excluding smokers in the workplace, there can be more focus on maximizing productivity without any health-related hindrances caused by smoking. We can see how such discrimination can be beneficial in a report conducted by the Honourable Mary Collins, Dr. Jonathan Agnew and members of the Vancouver Board of Trade Health, Wellness, and Well-Being Task Force (2012). It focusses on how physically and psychologically healthy workplaces can improve an organization’s bottom line and well-being of employees. According to the report (Collins et al., 2012), a healthy workplace benefits the bottom line through higher employee commitment and motivation. Furthermore, maintaining relatively healthy employees is cost effective; workers will contribute more to the company, and reduce absenteeism, presenteeism, health care costs (Collins et al., …show more content…
According to research by Charles Stangor, Katherine L. Van Aleen, Janet K. Swim, Gretchen B. Sechrist (2002), professors of the University of Maryland and Pennsylvania State University, experiments were conducted to review how social context can alter that likelihood of reporting discrimination in the workplace. The report illustrates how reporting discrimination for women and African Americans is reduced when a member of another social group is present (Stangor et al., 2002). Therefore, reporting should be done in a confidential and effective manner to protect one’s