Category / Drug Testing / Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing
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Pre-employment Drug Testing
Pre-employment drug testing is an important part of the recruitment process. In particular, for safety critical and ‘business critical’ jobs. The most popular drug test for this is urine testing. Both the…
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Oral Fluid Drug Testing – A fairer test for the workplace?
Many of our commercial drug testing clients are opting for the Lab Oral Fluid Drug Test. They see it as a fairer method for drug testing in the workplace. This is partly…
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Do you need a Drug and Alcohol Policy?
Employers may have to tackle problems relating to drug and alcohol misuse among employees at some time. It is estimated that problems caused by misuse cost UK industry £800 million per year.…
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Pre-Employment Drug Testing
A lot of our business clients drug and alcohol test prospective employees. This is an integral part of their drug and alcohol policy and recruitment process. It conveys two important messages. First,…
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Introducing drug testing in your workplace for 2019
Drug related incidents are on the rise in the workplace. It impacts the safety and welfare of your employees, visitors and customers. Productivity, quality and staff morale can also be adversely affected.…
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Are employers ready for Canada’s new marijuana laws?
When cannabis finally becomes legal in Canada, how do you prevent people from coming to work high? The implications could be life threatening. What if they work in the airline industry or…
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Should Workplace Drug Testing be Mandatory?
Our most recent poll attracted 410 votes and asked the question, ‘should drug testing in the workplace be mandatory?’ The results of the poll were as follows: YES 44% For Safety Critical…
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Positive Drug Test for consumption of Poppy Seeds!
Following on from the post titled ‘Poppy Seeds or Poppy Cock’; regarding the BBC report on a positive drug test due to poppy seeds, I thought I would follow up with an…
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The importance of a drug and alcohol testing policy.
A manager recently lost his claim for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for refusing to take a workplace drug test. An employment tribunal ruled that he should have set an example,…
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