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Originally Posted by steeljack
just curious , but do employers in the UK send prospective employees for a drug/alcohol screen before offering employment ? would be interested to hear from both private and Govt/County/Borough employers and employees ....usually (I think) I can spot a user/abuser during a preliminary interview and toss the application into the "round file" and it saves wasting the money of a test , but how does it work in the UK with all the rules and regulations you seem to have .
(yep, I'm an old reactionary fascist pig who has a bias against tie-dye, long hair, tattoos and piercings.......but been there and done that  ) |
I'm afraid steeljack we have the good old European Human Rites Act in this country now
, can you imagine the uproar if firms were going to send would be employees just for a drug/alcohol test on its own
. Some firms may request a medical of applicants, but whether they do these test then, I don't know.