Case Report – Employer Concern Over Expense of Pre-employment Drug Testing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
>> Employer reports a high turnover business and cost of pre-employment drug testing<\/strong><\/a> has doubled due to a recent acquisition. The employer is considering eliminating the drug testing program. This is a retail establishment with 20 locations spread over three states. Recommendations are as follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The employer has a drug-testing program<\/a><\/strong> and has a concern of a high turnover causing a large number of pre-employment drug tests, and this is costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Without an effective drug-free workplace<\/strong><\/a> turnover will continue to remain high along with productivity issues, absenteeism, employee theft and other adverse activities among employees that are using illicit drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For this client the high turnover of a new acquisition causes a concern about the costs of the drug-testing program. I would recommend the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It will be more expensive to eliminate all drug testing. This will lead to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Random drug testing<\/strong><\/a> provides for an effective deterrent to workplace drug abuse. This can lead to avoiding the costly factors listed above. Random testing can also be a tool for early identification of a substance abusing employee. A good employee can get clean and get back to work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When pre-employment testing becomes too costly, our recommendation is to at the very least continue with or add random testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Set up an employer drug testing account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
What the Costs of Not Having a Drug Testing Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Why Random Drug Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
More Information on Employer Drug Testing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n