Drink and drugs policy
February 1st 2008 CEVA Logistics reports
positive results following
the implementation of a
substance misuse policy
which covers 7000
employees and was written
and implemented by
Grendonstar.
John Paterson, HR
Director, says, "Following a
thorough evaluation of the
benefits that a substance
misuse policy would bring
and after discussion with
our Trade Unions, we felt
that the most positive
action would be to take a
welfare approach rather
than treat the policy as a
punitive measure.
"Our first approach was to
treat any drug or alcohol
problem in the same way
that we would treat an
illness. With longer term
illnesses we would refer
people to an occupational
health consultancy; with
drug and alcohol issues we
would use counselling.
"The benefits to the
business are obvious. "Not
only do we retain the
employee and investment
already made in that
employee but, through the
welfare approach, the
employee has the opportunity
to address their problems
without the added stress of
losing their job."
Paterson adds that the
policy has been positively
received and treated very
much as a welfare issue by
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