raydan raydan:
peck420 peck420:
FFS, this is disgusting. I make no secret of my love for marijuana, but this is silly. I can easily tell if any of my guys are high, and if I catch any of them at work, let alone operating heavy equipment, they are toast.
What if you smell alcohol on their breath?
Alcohol, marijuana, doesn't matter. If I suspect that you are impaired in any way, you are off site...I even include fatigue.
I am not jeopardizing someone's life because an employee is being irresponsible in their preparation for work.
I don't care what you do on your own time, but when you are on my time, you are 100% or you are not there.
My employees understand this, and I have gotten the occasional call telling me that they won't be in due to impairment. And, as long as it is as rare as sick days, I let it slide.
As for drug/alcohol testing, my legal advisor tells me that they do have the right to refuse (in my industry) and I have the right to refuse them access to the workplace if they do. Although, that right is rescinded for all of us if there is an incident. In that case we are all legally required to comply.