Do you think companies have the right to give people drug tests???

Question

why or whynot

Answer 1

No. A heroine or coke addict can pass a drug test in a matter of a day or sometimes even hours. Pot smokers can retain pot for 30 days and fail the test. I know alot of pot smokers who would make great employees but are not hired because of these drugs tests. I think that people with a destructive drug habit will not last long on the job if they are abusing. If they are performing fine, in spite of the drugs, what has the company lost? It is just another violation of our rights as humans and the drug tests are not sophisticated enough to pinpoint the kind of users. Even if drug tests could pinpint what you are using...so what. Prescription drugs can cause more lack of performance than many illegal drugs. It is just another form of control.

Answer 2

Yes, it goes to the persons behavior and safety. If the employee had an accident on the job and they were proven to have had drugs in their system at the time it would be the employers law suit for not providing a safe workplace.
I personally don't have to worry about it but I sure don't want to work side by side w/someone in a manufacturing plant that is high on work.
It has been proven that an individual on drugs is more likely to be absent more and have more on the job mistakes. Not all but most.

Answer 3

I think it's appropriate if the job involves some kind of dangerous task that would be affected if someone is high.

Pilots, security, electrical would be some examples.

And technically, any company has the right to give a drug test at any time. I think they're invasive.

Answer 4

Let's start by saying I don't think this country should have the right to tell anyone they can or can not do drugs let alone an employer - where's the freedom in that?

However, many employers get a discount on their insurance policies when they do random drug testing so if I was an employer I would do it, too.

Answer 5

I think it depends on the field of the job. If the person is required to follow safety percautions and is responsible for the welfare of others....then yes. If the person/people in question are responsible for others or in charge of any operation that requires a regard for safety at any time then I don't see the reason for drug testing.

Answer 6

Absolutely, I do not want someone who has a history of doing drugs working for my company. I own an electrical company, can you imagine the liability I would face if one of my guys went to a jobsite still high from his party last night and blew the place up because he forgot to shutdown power?

Answer 7

Yes because they are employing you. If you were forced to work there, then no. Since you can choose where to work, they have every right. Plus they pay for your insurance and if they can show the insurance company they drug test, they can get cheaper insurance. Plus if you get in an accident at work, you can sue.

Answer 8

Yes, you don't want someone getting all cracked out, then getting hurt or hurting someone else at the workplace. Think about this...if you were sick and went to the doctor, would you want a drug addict in charge of your care....or would you want a junkie, with no tellin' what, cooking your food? I would hope not.

Answer 9

Sure, and let's add tobacco into the ban. Nobody wants to work around a filthy-smelling cigarette smoker, with their nasty coughs and their tobacco-stained fingers and teeth, and their wrinkled-up lips.

Answer 10

Yes. Do you want a drunken or drugged out mechanic check on your car?