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Recruitment and Workplace Testing
With a considered and well-balanced implementation, testing is becoming
much more widely recognised as an effective tool to help support and manage
drug and alcohol policies. With consultation of staff, occupational health,
HR and health and safety professionals, many companies are implementing
test programmes that avoid the use of urine samples which are time consuming
to collect and are seen by most people as undignified and unpleasant.
TrichoTech specialises in offering accredited and legally defensible tests
that are far less invasive, far simpler, quicker and safer to collect
and with much greater dignity for the donor - hair and oral fluids analysis. Find out more about hair
testing.
NEW
- Find out more about Trichotech's Alcohol
Test
Why Test?
- Most of our clients cite health and safety as the prime motivation for introducing a drugs testing programme into their organisation. These concerns arise because of the increasing evidence of the extent of drug misuse in the UK. Learn more about implementing a Drugs and Alcohol Policy.
- Many employers test candidates on recruitment (and also for all internal promotions). They do so because it is easier to prevent a serious drug addiction issue coming into the company than dealing with someone already in employment. Recruitment testing can save tens of thousands of pounds, see our case studies.
- Various statutory employment laws, in particular Health and Safety at Work, Transport, and the Misuse of Drugs Acts, and more recent employer liability laws place more of an onus on directors and managers not to turn a blind eye to suspected cases of drug misuse by employees, as they themselves could be found to be negligent if they were aware of a member of staff who has an accident at work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Find out more about protecting your workplace.
- More than 1 in 6 people aged 16-24 take drugs regularly - that represents the prime recruiting pool for most organisations.
- Reported cocaine use increased over 20% in 12 months amongst 25-34 year olds.
Source: Home Office RDS Directorate, 'Drug Misuse
Declared' May 2005
- Nearly 1 in 5 drivers killed in driving accidents had illicit drugs in their system, a 6 fold increase over ten years.
Source: TRL: March 2002 in a follow-up study to
1993 research.
