[Bonnyboy]

Originally Posted by steeljack

just curious , but do employers in the UK send prospective employees for a drug/alcohol screen before offering employment ? would be interested to hear from both private and Govt/County/Borough employers and employees ....usually (I think) I can spot a user/abuser during a preliminary interview and toss the application into the "round file" and it saves wasting the money of a test , but how does it work in the UK with all the rules and regulations you seem to have .

(yep, I'm an old reactionary fascist pig who has a bias against tie-dye, long hair, tattoos and piercings.......but been there and done that )

This is the UK, prioritisation is given to those who can’t string a sentence together in English. There are lot’s of employment agencies these days, I would say they predominantly use immigrant workers. I struggle to see how these people meet the basic H&S standards e.g. How to evacuate the workplace in the event of a fire.

Neither alcohol nor drugs are screened in most instances of employment being engaged.