Drug testing
In the hotel and leisure sector employees are the public face of the company, so their behaviour is critical. Because of the social aspect of their working environment, employers have a special responsibility to make sure that their staff appreciate the need to separate their work from the relaxing temptations around them. In addition the work is often stressful, involving unsocial hours and long days, so there are plenty of pressures that could result in the inappropriate use of drugs and alcohol. A company’s drug and alcohol policy needs to include deterrents against the inappropriate use of drugs and alcohol – through education, Employee Assistance Programmes and testing. Medscreen’s programme management service helps companies tailor a testing programme to meet their needs. Pre-employment testing can focus the attention of seasonal job applicants; random testing can maintain the awareness of appropriate behaviour; post incident testing can help support employees who may face false allegations about drug or alcohol use.
