Not all businesses are large corporations. Though there are varying methods for delineating businesses by size, the Australian Bureau of Statistics defines a medium sized business as having 20-199 employees; a small business as having 0-19 employees; and

Some headlines get your attention quickly because they convey a sense of shock or urgency. Recently, Farming Ahead wrote an article titled “Farming booze figures stun researchers”.1 Most of the time it is not easy to shock researchers, but the statist

As the use of drugs and incidences of crime in the workplace rise, employers must be vigilant. Companies may think they are safe if they have a strict drug policy in place. However, sometimes it is the legitimate workplace chemicals used to make drugs tha

The Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union (AMWU) has labelled mining manufacturer Caterpillar’s drug and alcohol testing plans ‘outdated’. It has opposed workplace drug testing proposed for a manufacturing plant at Burnie in Tasmania on the grou

Guidelines for dealing with suspected drug or alcohol problems in a young worker have been published by the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction. Young Workers and Workplace Safety: Guidelines for Managing Alcohol and Other Drug Risk

Employers dealing with drug addiction in the workplace know it is a complicated condition that is not easily resolved. One of the issues connected with addiction is drug cravings. Even when a person is able to quit taking drugs, the cravings can continue.

Australian employers know there are always critics of workplace drug and alcohol testing. However, after much debate and analysis, the Australian government has recognised that drug and alcohol testing is a strategy for improving health and safety or else