Alcohol and drugs

New and updated

• Type:

  How to

  How to carry out drug and alcohol testing of employees

  Updated to refer to newly published ICO guidance for employers on the data protection implications of drug and alcohol testing.

• Date:

  24 June 2019

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Medicinal cannabis: what HR needs to know

  Although the prescription of medicinal cannabis products is not yet widespread in the UK, employers need to be aware of the legal framework concerning its use. Charles Wynn-Evans examines the the HR and legal issues.

• Type:

  Contract clauses

  Alcohol and drug testing contract clause

  A model contract clause to reserve the right to test employees for alcohol and drugs randomly or in specified circumstances.

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Alcohol and drug testing policy

  A model policy to set out your organisation's rules on alcohol and drug testing.

• Date:

  2 June 2015

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dismissal of NHS worker for coming to work smelling of alcohol was unfair

  An employment tribunal has held that an NHS trust unfairly dismissed an employee who was reported for coming to work smelling of alcohol, without further evidence that he was unfit for work.

• Date:

  10 March 2011

  Type:

  Employment law cases

  EAT holds that "confusing" alcohol policy led to unfair dismissal

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal has upheld a tribunal decision that an employee's dismissal was unfair because it was based on a confusing alcohol policy of which he was unaware. 

• Type:

  FAQs

  Is alcohol addiction covered by the disability provisions of the Equality Act 2010?

• Type:

  FAQs

  What should a manager do if they suspect that an employee has an alcohol or drugs dependency?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Where an employer suspects that an employee is working under the influence of alcohol, what action can it take?

• Type:

  Policies and procedures

  Alcohol or drug misuse policy

  A model policy to to set out your organisation's approach to managing alcohol or drug misuse at work.