An employee was seriously injured at a work party after a drunken attendee tried to lift her up. She claimed that the employer was liable for her injuries, but the High Court disagreed. Why was this?
Published 13.06.2019
Apparently, 12.6 million of us regularly exceed government guidelines on safe alcohol consumption. This loses employers up to 17 million working days each year. But are you obliged to have an alcohol
policy?
Published 10.04.2012
The sudden transition to homeworking, shorter hours and furlough arrangements have contributed to a rise in alcohol misuse amongst employees. What should you do if you suspect that an employee is
struggling with booze?
Published 03.06.2020
A subscriber’s employee turned up to work with a hangover. They sent him home, but are concerned as to potential liability if there had been a road traffic accident. What’s the legal situation?
Published 02.06.2006
One of your employees has a drink problem which is affecting his work. However, he refuses to seek help saying that you can’t force him. What’s your legal position and how should you deal with this?
Published 01.06.2007
An employee has turned up to work smelling pretty bad and it’s obvious that it’s alcohol. Can you sack them simply because they reek of it or would a dismissal for this reason be inviting trouble?
Published 29.06.2015
Apparently, 57% of employees regularly drink excessive amounts of alcohol. What if you discover that one of your own members of staff has a serious drink problem. Would this be sufficient grounds to
dismiss them?
Published 13.01.2015
Apparently, employees at Lloyd’s of London are up in arms because they’ve been banned from drinking alcohol at lunchtimes. As breaks are classed as private time, is a rule like this enforceable?
Published 15.03.2017
In a survey of 1,300 homeworkers, most admitted to drinking during working hours. Whilst you can ban alcohol consumption during working hours for homeworkers, it’s difficult to police. What else
could you do?
Published 15.01.2021