Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Obesity in the Workplace
» Alcohol, Drugs, Violence and Obesity in the Workplace, Volume 4, Issue 3, 2004
If respondent (or one of his/her supervisors) warned, counseled, disciplined or fired one or more employees in the last three years for unauthorized use or abuse of alcohol and/or drugs.
Think of the last time it occurred.
8c. What best describes the current disposition of the problem? Has the employee been:?
| Response | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warned with no further action | 13 | ||
| 2 | Provided counseling | 10 | ||
| 3 | Disciplined or suspended | 8 | ||
| 4 | Fired | 58 | ||
| 5 | Combination, e.g., counseling/suspension | 4 | ||
| 6 | DK/Refuse | 7 | ||
| Total (%) | 100 | |||
| N | 172 | |||
Notes: Fifty-eight (58) percent of small employers who warned, counseled, disciplined or fired one or more employees in the last three years for unauthorized use or abuse of alcohol and/or drugs report the most recent disciplinary action of employees for drug and/or alcohol abuse lead to the employee getting fired (Q#8c).
