Product Description
Alcohol, Drugs & Employment (2nd edition) (eBook)
Authors: U Bhoola, M McCann, N Harker Burnhams, C Albertyn
Format: Digital
Alcohol, Drugs & Employment is the new edition of the popular Alcohol, Employment & Fair Labour Practice. Like its predecessor, this book is a practical guide for labour lawyers, employers, trade unions, HR managers and occupational health professionals who must grapple with the problems of substance abuse in the workplace.
Alcohol, Drugs & Employment explains the case law on substance abuse in South Africa and also provides a useful international legal comparison. The book recommends procedures for identifying, controlling and treating substance abuse. It includes templates and procedural guidelines for pre-employment testing, employee testing and fair disciplinary action. Alcohol, Drugs & Employment also sets out the procedure for introducing and implementing a comprehensive substance-abuse policy in the workplace.
Contents:
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A framework for analysing alcohol problems in the workplace
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The extent of the problem – alcohol
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Drugs and drug abuse – an introduction
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Extent of the problem – drugs
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Causes of the problem – psychosocial, environmental and cultural
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The risk assessment approach: managing alcohol and drug misuse within the organisation
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The effects of alcohol on the individual
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The effects of drugs
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Objective ways of identifying trends of substance abuse problems in the workplace
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Legal obligations of employees, employers and trade unions
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Testing – identifying alcohol and drug problems and intoxication in the individual employee
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Legal aspects of pre-employment screening
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Legal aspects of testing employees
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Fair discipline
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The role of the occupational health professional
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Treatment – the employee patient
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Treatment of the organisation
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Treatment – employee assistance programmes
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The workplace as a setting for substance abuse prevention initiatives
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Introducing new alcohol and drug procedures and rules
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Proposed substance abuse policy and procedural agreement
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Appendixes
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Protocol for breathalyser testing
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Protocol for blood testing
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Questionnaires used to screen for alcohol and drug misuse
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Protocol for urine testing
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Units and formulae
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Example of a letter to non-unionised employees regarding the introduction of an updated alcohol and drugs policy
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Glossary of medical terms
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Strategy for managing alcohol and drug problems
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Verification of alcohol intoxication form
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Verification of drug intoxication form
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Alternative alcohol and drug policy
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Table of symptoms and signs of alcohol and drug problems
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