煙草在線據AsiaOne報道編譯　　在典型的工作日期間，吸煙的職員可能花費長達40分鐘的時間用于吸煙。

　　他們甚至對于這會如何影響自己的工作效率漠不關心。

　　據Jobstreet.com的一份報告說，吸煙者平均一天要進行1至4次吸煙休息，每次歷時5至10分鐘。

　　在調查中接受意見詢問的人中，有44%的人在被問及吸煙者是否應該獲準在工作時間內吸煙時說，吸煙是一種個人生活方式的選擇。

　　不過，其余的受訪者則說，在工作時間內不應該允許吸煙，因為不吸煙的人應該得到保護而不受二手煙的影響，而且在等待吸煙者返回工作時，生產力會下降。

　　另一些人說，應該公平分配工作時間。

　　56%的受訪者說，他們對目前公共場所中實施無煙區感到滿意，并表示沒有必要擴大無煙區。

　　大多數受訪者說，他們會禮貌請求在無煙區吸煙的同事轉移到別的地方吸煙。

　　30%的人說，他們會通過走開來避開吸煙的人。

　　不吸煙的人中最大的擔心是吸入二手煙的有害影響。

　　他們還擔心吸煙者吞云吐霧后緊隨著吸煙者的經久不散的氣味。

　　大約有2300名受訪者參加了這次在2012年7月開展的調查。他們中，19%的人表示自己是吸煙的人。

　　這份報告還說，盡管職員整體并不認為吸煙妨礙生產率，但曠工增加和工作專心程度下降可能會影響雇主。

Singapore: Smokers Spend up to 40 Min on Breaks During Work Hours

　　Smoking employees can spend up to 40 min on smoke breaks during the typical working day.

　　They also remain indifferent to how this may affect their work productivity.

　　According to a report by Jobstreet.com, smokers take an average of one to four smoke breaks per day, each lasting five to 10 minutes.

　　Forty-four per cent of respondents polled in the survey said smoking is an individual's lifestyle choice when asked whether smokers should be allowed to smoke during working hours.

　　However, the remaining respondents said smoking should be disallowed during working hours as non-smokers should be protected from the effects of second-hand smoke and that productivity can be compromised waiting for smokers to get back to work.

　　Others said working hours should be fairly distributed.

　　Fifty-six per cent of the respondents said that they are contented with the current non-smoking areas in public areas and expressed no need for expansion.

　　Most of the respondents said that they will politely request for colleagues lighting up at non-smoking zones to move elsewhere for their smoking activities.

　　Thirty per cent said they will avoid smokers by moving away.

　　The top concern amongst non-smokers was the harmful effects of inhaling second-hand smoke.

　　They were also concerned about the lingering smell that trail smokers after their puff.

　　About 2,300 respondents participated in this survey conducted in July 2012. 19 per cent of them indicated that they are smokers.

　　The report also said that while employees in general do not consider smoking a hindrance to productivity, employers are likely to be affected by increased absenteeism and lower levels of concentration. Enditem