Being fired for lighting up is not on

Matthew Lynn

Stub out that cigarette. Put down that drink. Shove aside that chocolate cake. And don't even think ...

Stub out that cigarette. Put down that drink. Shove aside that chocolate cake. And don't even think about misbehaving at the office Christmas bash. Most of us are used to the strict rules governing how we behave in the office. Now, companies are taking it upon themselves to control what we get up to at home, as well. The politically not-so-correct among us may not just be shunned - we may soon be unemployable. People go to the office to work. Their employers have every right to lay down rules about what isn't acceptable during working hours but companies should have no say over what we do ...