Castulon Corporation Should Establish A Drug Testing Program

“Illicit drug use has become a significant problem in American industry, causing estimated losses of $33 billion to $100 billion annually. These losses result from increased absenteeism, employee theft and injury rates, as well as reduced productivity and morale.” (Extejt, 1987) After reading “The case for and against drug testing”, Castulon Corporation should establish a drug testing program. If I was a part of Castulon Corporation I would recommend that they create a plan to reduce the chances of losses. It would state:
Potential employees are granted 5 days to accept or decline Castulon’s Corporation offer to complete the drug test. All potential employees must take the mandatory drug test at the specified drug test site.
This is not to discriminate in any way this is to prevent any potential loss in absenteeism, employee theft and injury rates, as well as reduced productivity and morale. My plan would prohibit the company from hiring an employee who test positive for drugs. While the potential employee is given 5 days to accept the companies offer the prospect for hire must complete the test. You will also need to consider if you want to perform pre-employment testing, random testing, regularly scheduled drug testing or reasonable suspicion drug
If the drug test costs the company $80.00 per person and this company has 600 employees with a few hundred applicants each year. The most accurate drug test becomes a huge factor in deciding on this method because of cost. But if you go with less expensive drug testing program you take the risk of receiving false results. The probability of a violating the 14th amendment right of the employee a challenge in itself. It guarantees an individual’s right to be secure against any unreasonable searches without probable cause. (Ivancevich, 2010) But as long as the company thoroughly document, be fair, consistent and not reveal the test results to third parties the company will be well in their rights.
Drug testing makes the workplace safer and increases employee confidence, according to testcountry.org. It is always better to catch a drug or alcohol problem before an employee becomes a hazard. When an employee knows a drug-testing system is in place it generally helps employees be more productive because they do not have to fear a drug- or alcohol-related incident jeopardizing their welfare in any way. With the advent of applicant reactions models research has demonstrated that personnel screening procedures can affect perceptions of fairness and important organizational outcomes such as organizational attractiveness. (Truxillo, Bauer, & Paranto,