Instead of testing for what really matters - impairment‚ drug testing looks for the presence of drug metabolites in the employee’s urine‚ which remain in the body for up to two months. It should fall on management to maintain a trusting a positive work environment where such actions do not need to be taken. The mandation of drug testing violates rights telling employees what they can and cannot do on their own time‚ in their own homes. Drug testing should not be mandatory in the workplace for it invades
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Drug Testing in the Workplace Throughout recent years‚ applicant drug testing has become one of the most prevalently used strategies by many organizations to control substance abuse in the workplace. Drug testing is a selection tool used by organizations to determine whether or not an individual has previously used drugs and/or alcohol. Most employers find that drug testing‚ if done correctly‚ is a worthwhile investment associated with increased workplace safety‚ lower absenteeism‚ fewer on-the-job
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have been enforcing drug tests to better their students. This has lead to several debates between multiple people and debating whether this is a good thing or not. In the non-fiction article‚ “At One College‚ a Fight Over Required Drug Tests” written by Timothy Williams‚ it shares important reasons of why it’s important to do drug testing on college students. Drug testing is such a controversial topic‚ but there’s many reasons why it’s important to do so. Students should be drug tested because it’s
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transportation jobs for drug and alcohol use. It was a good idea because workers who abuse drugs are more likely to injure themselves and put other people at risk. Thus‚ the workplace drug testing has developed because of the growing use and abuse of drug and alcohol in modern society. Workplace drug testing has a lot of advantages. Even though some people argue that the process is both unfair and unnecessary‚ some classes of prospective should be tested. Workplace drug testing has become more prevalent
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Drug Testing in the Workplace This paper intends to make assertions against drug testing in the workplace especially where the activities of others could be disturbed. No worker wants that his private life is invaded and suspected. You do not want your life to be your boss’s business. Individual and civil rights are the ones that are most respected‚ giving every citizen the right to keep his life private and not scrutinized. However‚ with the advent of efficient technological tools
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Regarding the topic of drug use‚ I don’t see the conduction of drug screenings as an invasion of privacy because it ultimately go towards promoting a safe‚ healthy‚ and productive work environment. Drug testing is a necessity for the workplace because drug use that occurs in the workplace can have serious consequences on the business owner as well as endanger the safety of the employees as well. Depending on the line of work‚ the drug abuse of an employee could have a fatal outcome. Factors that
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Drug Testing You are playing varsity for the sport you love your freshmen year. You have many colleges looking at you already and you are still a freshmen! Next thing you know‚ you are going to the collage of your dreams on a scholarship. This is the best thing that has ever happened to you but‚ you have a dirty secret…...When you were in high school you developed a drug addiction. The college you go to gives a drug test every month. With your addiction‚ you don’t pass‚ you get kicked off the
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So‚ your new employer requires you to have a hair drug test done - now what? The answer is that you should go ahead and take the test pronto! But before you do so‚ are you sure you’re going to pass the test? You’ve probably heard the rumor about how effective this particular test is‚ so it’s only natural to be anxious if your past record with drugs isn’t something to smile about. Well‚ good news is that this meticulous method of hair follicle testing can be bypassed if certain tactics are applied.
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Persuasive Speech (Final Exam) How many of you know the different types of diseases in our islands? Or where does all this diseases came from? As we all know that long time ago there were no diseases on our islands. The people were free from dreadful diseases but not until foreigner started to explore our islands and they brought along their diseases with them. For example‚ the first smallpox epidemic first broke out in 1854 when the American Whaleship Delta was anchoring off at Pohnpei and two
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Persuasive speech Topic: Animal Testing Should we ban animal experimentation? There has been a controversy between animal rights supporters and scientists about whether it is right to use animals in experimental research. Also‚ it is very debatable whether using animals for such research results in finding a cure for diseases. Using animals for medical research is ethical a long as it contributes to scientific development and helps scientists find ways to improve human health. And this practice
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