LEGAL BRIEFS: Substance Abuse: The Manager's Role in Creating and Maintaining a Drug-Free Workplace

This program teaches five main areas managers need to pay attention to when dealing with substance issues in the workplace:

• Detection.
• Intervention.
• Staying Focused on the Issue.
• Appropriate Action.
• Substance Abuse Testing.

Key Training Points:

• The importance of the manager’s responsibility to understand and communicate the organization’s policies on substance use or abuse in the workplace.
• Five main aspects of dealing with substance abuse in the workplace.
• Three action steps that managers can take to help keep the organization drug-free and out of court.

About the Program:

This program is designed to help you gain a clearer understanding of a manager’s responsibility regarding enforcing and maintaining a drug-free workplace. It provides answers to several of the most common questions managers struggle with, including:

• Do you need to be absolutely sure a person is using drugs or alcohol before you confront them about his or her behavior?
• When addressing performance issues with someone you suspect is using drugs or alcohol on the job, do you communicate these suspicions directly to the individual?
• If you confront the employee and they start crying or get angry, what do you do?
• As a manager, is it my job to diagnose and counsel an employee with a suspected substance abuse problem?
• Can we just spring a drug test on an employee we suspect has a substance abuse problem?

Package Includes:

17 minute video, Facilitator Guide, and participant's Desk Reference

The Complete Employment Law Series includes:

1: Legal Briefs: The Americans With Disabilities Act
2: Legal Briefs: Recruiting & Hiring
3: Legal Briefs: Harassment & Discrimination
4: Legal Briefs: Discipline & Termination
5: Legal Briefs: The Family and Medical Leave Act
6: Legal Briefs: Workplace Violence: A Legal Role
7: Legal Briefs: Substance Abuse
8: Legal Briefs: Workplace Privacy

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