Bathroom fitter and customers smoking in their own home?
Question:What rights do i have when i go to a customers home to fit a bathroom and they smoke indoors? They of course have the right to smoke in their own home, but do i not have rights as well? Can i refuse to work there?
Answers:
Sure, You can refuse work anywhere!
BUT... It's a little hard to make mortgage payments and keep your utilities on. What about Simply ASKING Your customers if they would refrain from smoking or at least not "Smoke you out" while you work? Tell them it's for health reasons ( Yours, of course)! Most considerate people will accommodate your wishes!
Generally the legislation does not apply to private homes [yet], so nothing has changed.
I think you will find that the home is deemed to be the fitters place of work for that time, and therefore the home owner ought not to be smoking! This new law is a mess - not much clarity in it really.
YES..i have my government 'rules' through now, as a shop keeper i had to have it.
you do not have to tolerate smoke in private houses because it is your workplace. you can request that they refrain from smoking while you are there...if they dont comply, you can refuse to work in a polluted workplace. thats the law!
I imagine you could refuse but it will affect your business. When you fit bathrooms could you just close the door over and get on with the job without the customer being in the room?
I know it's not really the answer you were looking for, but I think if someone smokes and they then feel the right to smoke in their own home is being questioned, that may just annoy them a bit.
Yes ,but I would assume that a bathroom fitter who does smoke wouldn`t mind all the extra work.
Good idea. Stand on your rights. Tell your boss you aren't going to work anywhere where people smoke in their own home. Get sacked with no reference. Dont't take any crap. Be proud and jobless. You're the man, go for it.
Why do you work there? You must have a boss I guess.?
Get one of those nice filter masks that take all the organics out of the air maybe. Be sure there is an exhaust fan working in the room.
Its a tough question. Hope you find a way to keep working.
Geeeez.comes to something when a person visiting your home can tell you what to do in your own home...
...Its MY house..MY rules...dont like MY rules ...then, on your bike..
You can refuse to work...no problem...as I will not have a problem with refusing to pay you...
Check this out:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merse...
Basically, in Liverpool, residents have been told that if a council workman is due to visit their home, they must not smoke just prior to, and during, the visit and thay must ventilate their house.
If you are self employed you can choose which customers you do work for.If you are employed by a firm they might like some input into whether you object to working in those conditions or not.You can request the customer not to smoke but be prepared for a negative response which is likely.They might also refuse to allow you to use their toilet facilities which many workmen like to do.
there was letters posted out to clients who use home helps,that they were not too smoke when the worker was in and keep the house well ventilated you could ask not to smoke where you are working?and in front of you but they may say they don't want your business?use the nice approach people will respect your health.
You absolutely have the right to pursue work elsewhere. Perhaps you can quit your job immediately and find a company first thing monday morning that does not wish to accept the money of a smoker to help pay your rent. Show them, just quit dude! Proud and Hungry thats the ticket!
I know when I was doing bathroom remodeling sucking in those wonderful fumes and dusts I never decided OH WHAT ABOUT MY RIGHTS but I also didn't whine about anything else. The nerve of those people allowing you in their home and then minding their own business acting like they live there like they own the place
you've got a point there!
Oh dear, if only you had been born a century ago you could have fitted outside toilets. Lol.
You do have the right to a workplace free of smoke..
HASAWA applies when you enter someone's home to do paid work. It's arguable however as to whether the whole house is a 'place of work' or just the bathroom and wherever else you need to go to access pipework etc...
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