Fourteen million working days lost due to alcohol misuse

New research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has found that despite fourteen million working days being lost each year due to alcohol related problems, costing British industry an estimated £2 billion, only four out of ten employers believe that alcohol and drug misuse causes significant employee absence and lost productivity in the workplace. 

The survey report invites employers to tackle the drink and drug problem by initiating drink and drug pol... (391 more words)

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