First read the information from the following website: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/health-safety/cannabis-workplace/questions-answers.html; Note that the emphasis on this website is
Question:
First read the information from the following website:
https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/health-safety/cannabis-workplace/questions-answers.html;
Note that the emphasis on this website is on cannabis but think that it is likely to apply to all legal impairing drugs and alcohol.
Then consider the following problem:
Zeke works as a forklift operator in the warehouse for Comfy Furniture Store Inc. He has 25 years of experience operating the forklift and is, in fact, the forklift supervisor.
Lately, there have been quite a few accidents in the Comfy Furniture warehouse. Forklifts have been recklessly driven, causing collisions and damage to the warehouse itself and to the furniture stored there. No people have been injured, but Comfy's manager is getting annoyed at the amount of damage incurred.
Zeke himself has never caused a collision, but a couple of newer younger employees have.
Comfy's manager has decided enough is enough, and all employees will be subjected from now on to random drug and alcohol testing.
Zeke doesn't quite know what to make of the new policy. After all, he hasn't caused any trouble, so why should he have to comply with the new policy?
After reading the documents from the above website, and considering the hypothetical scenario in which Zeke the forklift driver is asked to submit to random drug and alcohol testing; do you think Comfy Furniture will be able to implement their new drug-testing policy?
- Does it violate human rights legislation?
- When considering the above question, think about whether or not it makes a difference that there may be employees like Zeke who have never been in an accident.
- Also would it make a difference if none of the employees were addicted to drugs or alcohol or perceived by their employer as being addicted to drugs or alcohol?
Fundamentals Of Human Resource Management Functions Applications And Skill Development
ISBN: 9781544324487
2nd Edition
Authors: Robert N. Lussier, John R. Hendon