The Case for Taking Drugs at Work Business: Daps Management Consultants Product: Managament Consulting: Organisational Performance and Financial Management Assessment Item 1 BSB115 – Management Word Count: 456 1.0 Introduction Recent studies show that the uses of drugs in the workplace are becoming more commonplace in day to day performance to boost productivity. There is always a level of risk when using any drug, including prescription and or over the counter medications and not
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High Times in the Workplace High Times in the Workplace Substance abuse in the workplace is an issue with far-reaching effects across America that can drive up employer costs, and increase occupational hazards in many industries. While results of recent studies appear to be showing a decline in the overall drug use of American workers, the use of harder drugs such as heroin and prescription painkillers in the workplace is growing rapidly (Fisher, 2011). As employees everywhere are
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Employment Law Description and Requirement of Law Court Case Influential to Establishment of Law Importance of Law Workplace Application Civil Rights Act of 1964 “Prohibits discrimination in all employment decisions on basis of race, religion, ethnicity, sex, and national origin.” (DeCenzo, Robbins, & Verhulst 2013). In Griggs v. Duke Power Co., the Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits not only intentional job discrimination, but also employer practices
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Pre Employment Drug Testing FAQ Pre employment drug testing is becoming a more and more common hiring requirement. It is estimated that 98 percent of Fortune 200 companies have implemented some form of employee drug testing during their recruitment process. It is important to be prepared for these drug tests by knowing what to expect. Recruiters suggest that about 60 percent of all new hires are required to take a drug test today. We answer your questions about drug testing for employment purposes
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MINIMALLY ACCEPTABLE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING There are many methods presently available to test urine samples for drugs and to test for alcohol. It is not the intention of DuPont to dictate the methods by which employers of visitors conduct drug testing or alcohol testing. Nevertheless, in order to protect its interests, DuPont has determined certain minimally acceptable elements that must be present in any drug testing program or alcohol testing program whose results it will accept. To the extent
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Application Case 16-1: The case for and against Drug Testing As a Human Resource Professional, there are many issues that must be addressed, and often the intent behind policies implemented to address these issues seem to be at odds with one another. With the cost of hiring, training, ongoing support and team building kept to a minimum through employee loyalty, the spectre of drug testing can seem to put a large crack in any progress a company has made building long term morale. At what point
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"Employee Surveillance and Testing" Please respond to the following: Argue for or against the practice of electronic employee surveillance at work. Provide specific examples to support your argument. What laws, if any, may be violated by such practices? Employers want to be sure their employees are doing a good job, but employees don't want their every sneeze or trip to the water cooler logged. That's the essential conflict of workplace monitoring. New technologies make it possible for employers
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Drug-Free Workplace Evaluation Andrew Rhea, Rebecca Chiavetta, Jami Krebs, and Lisa Meier PSY 425 November 12, 2012 Dr. Elizabeth Riegner Drug-Free Workplace Evaluation Imagine an employee is returning from a lunch break, and a coworker is collaborating with this individual in an erratic manner. The coworker’s actions make this employee feel unsafe, and cause him or her to become unproductive. The coworker has an accident, and the company is shutdown to investigate the accident. The previous
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for and Against Drug Testing Case Study 16-1 Columbia Southern University The adversity that the Castulon Corporation is faced with during the recent discovery of employee’s use of drugs on and off the facility, they’re trying to decide what can be done about the current situation while implementing a drug screening policy to resolve the situation. According Drug Use Statistics, “Among unemployed adults aged 18 or older in 2009, 17.0 percent were current illicit drug users, which were
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Is Drug Testing the Answer? Why do humans seek an alternate reality? An alternate reality being a place or frame of mind that is somehowght 58) Pills called "Golden Seal" can be purchased at any health food store. Golden Seal induces urination and therefore flushes out toxins from the body. All drug tests have counteragents to pass them. This again makes drug testing ineffective. Constitutional rights are given to all Americans. Why then should drug testing be allowed to violate them.
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