Calling time on drink and drug misuse
By Ben Willmott (November 2007 Issue)
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Four out of ten employers believe alcohol misuse is a significant cause of employee absence and lost productivity.
And one third of organisations report that drug misuse has a similarly negative effect in the workplace, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and People Management magazine.
The survey of 500 organisations also shows that 50 per cent of them have disciplined staff for alcohol misuse in the last two years, and 25 per cent have done so for drug misuse over the same period.
However, despite the impact of drug and alcohol misuse at work, about 40 per cent of employers have no policies in place to help manage this challenging issue.
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