kink and drugs
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k duty to allow testing is )erfectly permissible, and you would ieed to get this in as a term of the :ontract against the background of a )olicy clearly explained and publicised.
However, you need to decide the ;tandard first. On alcohol, for instance, vill the standard be zero tolerance? This itandard is allowed by the law, but there vill need to be an area of discretion or mcertainty when a minute or tiny trace s found, and a procedure (such as ncreased testing and warning) might be he answer.
It goes without saying that testing nocedures must be professional and ;crupulous.
What if the employee refuses? To force tn invasion of his person would be an Issault, and no doctor would do this. qeither an employer nor the police can Orce a test in the face of a refusal, but 'on can use the police's solution to this )roblem; a refusal without reasonable .xcuse will have the same effect as a )ositive result—potential dismissal.
As for drugs, you can apply the same ort of principle—but take professional .dvice first.
There are many organisations who lave the skill and experience to be able to perform professional testing. Not only hat, but they can give you advice as to he implication of the result.