Quit Smoking or get Fired
Quit smoking, or you're fired. That's what Scotts Miracle-Gro is telling its employees. If they don't quit smoking, they'll lose their jobs.
The lawn and garden company is trying to keep health insurance costs down by promoting healthy lifestyles for its employees.
Its chairman and chief executive, James Hagedorn, said the company shouldn't have to shoulder health risks for employees who smoke. It pays for 75 percent of employees' health insurance.
The Ohio-based company has 6,000 employees. It said it can fire smokers legally in 21 states.
Workers who smoke can get free counseling, nicotine patches and classes on quitting.
A spokesman said the company hasn't yet decided how it will enforce the smoking ban.
posted by ingenium at 1:49 PM
2 Comments:
yeah not the first time. Other companies have been doing nicotine tests on their employees for a while now. Like a couple of years.
I don't know why anybody's not doing anything about it, its not the person's fault. it's the insurance company for wanting for money. They already fuck us over for so many other things. Now you have to quit smoking just so you can keep your job? Doesn't seem right.
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