Public Health England (PHE) has released a new toolkit to help employers deal with workplace drug, alcohol and tobacco misuse issues. Is it worth a look?
Published 02.07.2018
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
An employee’s work is suffering and there’s strong evidence which suggests they’ve developed a drink-related problem. Can you insist that they seek professional help for it and, if they refuse, can
you take disciplinary action?
Published 24.01.2019
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
It’s been reported that many law firms will be holding alcohol-free Christmas parties this year. If you’re arranging a festive get-together for your employees, should you consider making it an
alcohol-free event too?
Published 05.11.2019
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
Employers are being offered a new testing device which can tell if an employee has alcohol in their system from their fingerprints. Should you introduce it into your workplace or steer well clear?
Published 11.06.2013
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