is it time for the workplace to wipe out cigarette breaks?

Opinion

KEY POINTS:

• Is it time to discourage smoking by wiping out cigarette breaks at work? Is it fair those who smoke have them while others have to work on?

A man who was sacked because his boss thought he was smoking cannabis at work has been awarded $14,000.
Caleb Ayers, a solid plasterer, was fired after his boss thought he was smoking cannabis on site at Hornby in Christchurch. He was smoking a roll-your-own cigarette.
But is it time for employers to discourage smoking by wiping out cigarette breaks? Is it fair those who smoke to have them while others have to work on?
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