Work these days requires a great of concentration, but not for the reasons that it used to. When candle makers and gun smiths and butchers and tailors all had their own trade within the village, one had to become an apprentice and finely hone their skills and craftsmanship when it came to working with the tools of the trade and with the materials. As long as they did high quality work, there was not problem whatsoever.
These days, machines and automation have found this type of concentration unnecessary, but machines and automation have created a new need: people skills. Customers do not like to be just another super mart shopper. They wish to be treated with personal deference, as in the days of yore. Yes, we said, “yore.”
For this reason, workers nowadays must be able to effectively manage a team and to charmingly deal with difficult customers or clients. This requires a great deal of positive attitude and self restraint, qualities which drug and alcohol addicts tend to not possess. In fact, any employees who are under the influence of substance abuse can really make things difficult, even for their coworkers, because of this lack of restraint.
Test your employees using onsite drug and alcohol screening to make sure that they are up to par, as the saying goes. Make sure that they are not doing drugs or drinking alcohol against accordance with company policy. The only way to determine this, and to make it legally viable, is to use drug screening, as well as alcohol testing. This is what you should do if you find yourself in a difficult position like this. Employees can be both a liability and an asset for a company. While they are technically bringing in revenue, they are realistically still humans over which you have some legal responsibility, thus making them a liability, as well. Drug and alcohol testing is important to maintaining this balance. That is why we recommend our services, which are available all over Australia. We service all of our nation, and we bring Australian businesses closer to the mark of success. For information about workplace drug testing, call Mediscreen today: (+61) 1300 79 70 40.
