SURVEY OF EMPLOYERS POLICIES ON HIV AND AIDS IN NORTH NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

To ascertain the extent to which local employers in North Nottinghamsh ire currently have policies for dealing with AIDS/HIV in the workplace , and the areas covered by any such policies, a survey of 148 companie s was carried out. Eighty-six companies returned completed questionnai res (58 per cent). Of these, 17 reported that they had policies. These were more likely to be local outlets of national or regional companie s. Companies with policies had larger workforces than those without (p <0.0001). It is concluded that few companies have AIDS/HIV policies, d espite the potential benefits to themselves and employees. Departments of public health should encourage companies to adopt such policies.