Asda helps staff stop smoking

Working in partnership with the Department of Health, the supermarket is informing staff they are four times more likely to quit smoking with NHS support and will hold anti-smoking sessions with staff at stores and depots.

Asda-branded ‘quit kits' are being distributed to staff, including motivational calendars and diagrams of the health benefits of not smoking. There will also be features in Asda's in-house magazine.

David Smith, people director at the retailer, said: "The most poignant of our feel-good initiatives is our smoke free campaign, in partnership with the Department of Health which is working with major employers to offer employees a programme of NHS support aiming to ensure they are successful when they make an attempt to quit."