Count [ 1692 ] Drug Testing in the Workplace – Violates Privacy and is bad for Business Drug testing employees has gained much support‚ as well as much resistance‚ in recent years. Those in favor of testing claim that employee drug testing reduces employee absences‚ theft‚ and accidents in the workplace and as such improves worker productivity and safety. In her essay‚ “A Case against Workplace Drug Testing‚” Debra R. Comer makes an argument against workplace drug testing by identifying six individual
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Drug Testing in the Workplace: A Costly Mistake Abstract The issue of drug testing in the workplace has sparked an ongoing debate among management. There are many who feel that it is essential to prevent risks to the greater public caused by substance abuse while on the job. However‚ others believe that the costs far outweigh the benefits and that it is an invasion of privacy. Putting all ethical issues aside‚ evidence presented in this paper supports the latter. The costs of drug testing are
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Date: Drug Testing in the Workplace Drug abuse has been on the increase in the world today‚ with its effects causing greater challenges at the workplace. Drugs can cause ill health‚ increase accidents at work and substantially reduce an employee’s output. Therefore‚ employers have been keen to keep drug misuse off the workplace. With most employers implementing drug testing at their workplace‚ it can be difficult for drug users to get employment in the future. Drug testing at the workplace has proven
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Drug testing within the workplace has become a common practice over the past three decades. While employers continue to focus on eliminating the risks that are associated with drug use from their workplace many other areas are just realizing that drug testing is important. One such area is through workforce development and training. Focusing solely on Indiana‚ drug testing was implemented for all new individuals who were enrolled in training provided by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 on July
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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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important that we understand the growing issue of illicit drug use in the workplace. 70% of the estimated 14.8 million Americans who use illegal drugs are employed. Marijuana is the most commonly used and abused illegal drug by employees‚ followed by cocaine‚ with prescription drug use steadily increasing (“Drugs” 1). The federal government does not require most private companies or individuals to have a drug-free workplace policy exceptions include federal contractors and grantees as well as safety-sensitive
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Every four out of five workplaces in the United States since 2006 now require you to take a pre-employment drug test . All employers should be able to give their employees a drug test randomly. But‚ the question is should employers be allowed to do random drug testing and that’s a big yes from eighty-four percent of all employers. There are many reasons why the employer should drug test at the workplace like to make the workplace a safer environment‚ also to maintain productivity and attendance
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Drug Testing in the Workplace Thesis statement: Administering a drug and alcohol policy can be challenging‚ but it can also be beneficial to the manufacturing company. I. Administering a drug and alcohol policy can be challenging. A. The company must comply with State and Federal laws when administering the drug and alcohol policy. B. The company must make sure the implementation of the test is done in a uniform manner. C. Some employees may bring law suits against the employer
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Bryan O. Psychological Testing BS Psychology III -1 Professor Jessy J. Reyes Psychological Assessment Report #2 July 20‚ 2013 Jessa Pauline Janer Dineros is an 18 years and 3 months old female currently on her 3rd year college taking up Bachelor of Science in Psychology at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. She was born on April 14‚ 1995 and is currently residing with her family at Sta. Ana‚ Manila. She was referred for a Psychological Evaluation scheduled
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Psychological Testing Article Analysis PSY/480 Introduction The article‚ The Reemergence of Personality Testing as an Employee Selection Procedure‚ by Donald L Caruth and Gail D Caruth which was published in the magazine SuperVision‚ evaluates the relevance of personality testing in the workplace today (Caruth‚ D & Caruth‚ G‚ 2009). According to the article personality testing‚ once very popular‚ had been in a slump until recently (Caruth‚ D &
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