Organisations should have formal drink-drug policies

A report by the CIPD suggests that nearly half of UK organisations do not have a formal policy to tackle the problem of drug and alcohol abuse at work. Alcohol abuse is a growing problem, particularly among women, and is estimated to cost UK businesses around £2.3b in terms of sickness absence and costs to the NHS.

Most organisations that do have policies in place have introduced them as a reaction to absence and other disciplinary offences. In addition, the majority of employers tackle the... (88 more words)

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