Analysis of the information contained in employers' alcohol and drugs policies

This file supplements IRS’s main report into the management of alcohol and drugs in the workplace, and focuses on the content of employers’ policies. It also compares them with the material that advisers such as Acas, the CIPD and the HSE say should be included in an effective alcohol and drugs policy.

On this page:
How do employers’ policies compare with good-practice advice?
Rationale
Endorsement
Coverage
Rules
Social events and corporate entertainment
Statement of intent
Definitions
Mutual responsibilities
Support provided by the employer
Breaches of the alcohol and drugs policy
Testing
Searches
Use of the disciplinary procedure
Health promotion
Communicating the alcohol and drugs policy’s provisions
Review
Relationship with other policies
Our research
Sources for model alcohol and drugs policies
Controlling the impact of alcohol and drugs at work: the IRS report.