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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 ;) )

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The NHS don't routinely drug screen prospective employees. I have never been screened for either drugs or alcohol. In certain jobs, working with babies/children we are CRB checked to see if we have any previous offences against kids, sex offences etc.

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I'm afraid steeljack we have the good old European Human Rites Act in this country now:rolleyes:, can you imagine the uproar if firms were going to send would be employees just for a drug/alcohol test on its own:eek:. Some firms may request a medical of applicants, but whether they do these test then, I don't know.

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never have to the best of my knowledge, like lettie says certain jobs like she says you have a Criminal background check, Hackney Taxi is one, yet Private Hire aint.:confused: i asked at the time i got my hackney lic, the reason? they said cos Hackney are allowed to pick up anywhere,Private Hire aint.:confused: and by the way Facist - ya wouldn't be giving me a job.:D

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Ive had to go for medicals and theyve took blood tests there. Dont know what for though. Had too many CRB checks to mention.

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I think there is a differece between checking for Criminal background and screening for booze and drugs cashy, but I agree with you on the private hire and Hackney, its a joke, they both pick up people and therefore should be vetted, mind you I do think that a person applying for a private hre licence they have to proe they are a fit and prope person to hold a licence

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And look what happened to one of Hyndburn's ex-Taxi Enforcement Officers. And this is the kind of person who (or used to) ensure our taxi and private-hire drivers are of good character.

8 June - Man Accused of £29k Fraud - Robin Hargreaves is to appear before Burnley Crown Court accused of fraudulently obtaining £29,114 from his employer Hyndburn Council. Hargreaves of Accrington worked in the licensing department and allegedly claimed that he had collected lesser amounts for licences than he had actually collected. He will appear on 27 June for committal proceedings

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I work for County and no we don't have drug/alcohol screening. I had to have a medical which was laughable. After been in the job for a couple of weeks my boss asked did i have any medical reasons why i couldn't do my job. That was the medical.

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I've never heard of anyone being routinely screened for drugs, when applying for a job.

From my years in the smoke, working in the decadent world of fashion, I think screening would mean you ain't got the job, if the test comes back negative.;):D

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YOU do have to have a CRB for Private hire. Ginger had to have one for private hire. He has a duel badge now... but I know he had to be CRB for private hire.

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I had twelve taxis last week, to Burnley hospital, and never had Ginger once, or go to see his badges.:( :D

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I would have thought anyone applying for a job in a dangerous environment (refiney/chemical plant , steel erection etc.) would be liable for a test just for insurance liability ........not that they do much good , any coke or meth-head just lays off for a few days and drinks a load of cranberry juice to cover up any traces and then once they get hired its back to their old tricks

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TUT TUT .... ****** lugs, stop listening to them voices :D

If it was during the day, he don't start work til 5:30pm, so that's why you didn't see him :D

If you ever have a night appointment, it will be him :D

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and heres me thinking that the white stuff around Naomi Campbells nose meant that she had been doing the ironing and sniffing the spray starch :eek:

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ah i got me hackney in 1980, private hire it didn't apply then slinks. twas the offices up St James St ya had to go then n they were who i asked.;)

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Yeah it's all changed now, both have to be CRB'ed. It's because of the contracts mainly. private hire do a lot of contracts with School children, so they all have to be checked.

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thats good i was a bit annoyed at the time,thought it was very wrong Private Hire didn't have to be. better late than never.

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I could tell some tales about me and Miss Campbell, at a backstage party, after a Julien MacDonald fashion show at the Millenium Dome.;)


T'is a pity I'm soooo not a blather mouth.:D

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I had to be crb checked and i was only stood on a reception with kids walking through to the sports hall etc

By the way did you know you should have the crb redone every 3 years - I found that out from work - there is no time limit on a crb but the powers that be say every 3 years a crb should be re done.

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My husband has recently started a new job with an engineering company in the area he had to attend a medical at "Capita" medical services. At the medical he was screened for "street drugs" and had to inform them of anything that was being prescribed by his GP. The outome of this test proving positive would have meant that he would have had the offer of employment withdrawn straight away. This had happen very recently with one of the employees who had been working via an agency and had then been offered a permanent contract, he was instantly dismissed with no discussions.
I'm sure there are other employers out there that screen successful applicants.

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My mate's hubby used to work for British Rail and he said that they had mandatory random testing for some of their employees.

I know the CRB is 3 yearly, I've just had mine done (again)...:rolleyes:

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Oh come on Rindi, you can't go all coy on us now ater wetting our appetites, but if you must be a gent so be it, but you could always take it to the over 18s:D