Vaping Breaks

Employees may not vape during work time, including during online video meetings.  However, Line Managers may agree breaks and any employees taking vaping breaks will do so in their own time and records for such breaks must be kept in accordance with locally determined time/flexi-time recording arrangements.  Employees on flexitime may only vape during non-core hours and must record the time taken as non-work time. Other employees may only vape during designated break times.

Employees may vape away from the boundaries of the Council premises, subject to the operational needs of their business area.  Employees who do vape must not be identifiable by identity badge or uniform displaying any Council logo or wording.  Employees are also discouraged from vaping in view of visitor areas, offices, meeting rooms, and any school or nursery facility. 

Appropriate ‘no vaping’ signs will be clearly displayed at entrances and in any Buckinghamshire Council vehicles.

Failure to comply with these recording requirements will lead to disciplinary action being taken.

For details of the council’s flexi-time scheme refer to The Source (shared intranet).