We all have competitors. Some compete for the same customers. Others compete for the same employees. Smart employers pay attention to both. To attract the right employees, you need to offer something compelling: competitive wages, stimulating work environment, benefits, flexibility or whatever your ideal employee might need. Prospective employees know [...]
If you’re one of the many companies implementing random drug testing programs for the first time, it’s a common question. And a good one. What do you do if an employee fails a drug test? The simple answer is, “It’s up to you.” Pretty empowering, I think. The employer gets [...]
When the public perceives drugs to be dangerous, usage declines. When people perceive them to be less risky, usage increases. It’s logical, but somebody actually studied it and published a report on it. (2012 Monitoring The Future survey) A 2013 Gallup poll finds that 58% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana [...]
And 40% of companies don’t have a drug testing policy for pre-employment screening (2010 SHRM survey). Bad idea. In fact, a drug testing policy that includes random testing of existing employees is a better deterrent than pre-employment testing. You can study for the pre-employment test. A couple of months ago, [...]
