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
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, 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
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
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
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
An employee who was dismissed for drinking a single pint of lager shandy has just had his unfair dismissal claim upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. So what did the employer involved do wrong
here?
Published 05.05.2011
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
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
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