Productivity may increase for the nonsmoker as well. Reduced absenteeism . Decreased housekeeping costs . Smoking at the workplace creates excessive housekeeping costs from tobacco litter and the accumulation of film from smoke pollution throughout the worksite. Reduced job related injuries.
Smokers have twice as many job related injuries as nonsmokers.
Decreases health insurance costs . Some companies offer reduced health insurance premiums for nonsmokers as well as reduced life insurance rates. Since the employer typically pays a large portion of their employees insurance policies, these savings are passed on to the company. Decreased legal costs. Allowing employees to smoke at the worksite may lead to costly legal disputes.