Losing money because of smoking

[JohnnyD]

Originally Posted by Sea Dangles

My friend is president and ceo of a fortune 500 company. New policy coming; zero smoking by the employees. It boils down to healthcare costs. He said he would go after fat asses next if he were legally allowed to.Get with the program Ed.

Smokers are a huge money-sink for employers. More sick days, requests for more breaks, poorer job performance... I think it was the Economist or Inc. Magazine a few months ago that had an article about a couple studies that dug into the details of workers who smoke compared to workers who do not.