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The UK government spends over £25bn a year on managing the country’s alcohol problem. Alcohol is attributed to half of all violent assaults and a fifth of accidental deaths each year. In addition, the cost of dispensing methadone solutions to addicts in Scotland exceeds £15m a year.

The financial magnitude of the problem is indeed overwhelming and unfortunately businesses are also bearing the cost. Alcohol and drug abuse affects businesses in many ways, including a loss of productivity and efficiency. Businesses are often expected to bear the cost of expensive drug and alcohol abuse tests, and spend a considerable amount of time dealing with employees who have substance abuse issues. In exceptional cases, substance abuse can even lead to fatality – particularly in health and safety critical roles.

With businesses being responsible for the health and safety of all their employees, any failure to address the misuse of alcohol or drugs by their employees can have serious consequences.

Having an up to date Substance Abuse Policy can be invaluable to your business.

Click on the link below and we’ll email you a copy of our Substance Abuse Policy free of charge:

Click here to request your policy now!

The Empire HR team are here to help your business. If you’d like to request more information or arrange a meeting to discuss how we can help you, please call us directly on 01224 701 383 or email: t.macdonald@empirehr.com.

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