Drunk and dismissed – disorderly conduct?

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• Bond Pearce Employment Team

Drunkenness in the workplace can cause an employer a number of dilemmas. For most employers it is a serious disciplinary offence but if that employee acknowledges that he or she has an alcohol problem many employers will wish to support that employee in seeking help.

Whilst alcoholism is specifically excluded from being classified as a disability under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, it is nevertheless accepted by many to be an illness. Drunkenness, irrespective of whether or not th... (167 more words)

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