Alcoholism in the Workplace

Even when alcoholic employees show up for work, their inebriation may be the source of serious losses to the company. Alcoholic employees generally exhibit a reduced job performance in which they are incapable of doing the level of work for which they are being paid. As such, severe losses to the company often result with alcoholic employees for whom "the quality and quantity of work are apt to decline."4 There are other ways in which employees who abuse alcohol pose a serious risk to themselves and their fellow employees. Specifically, the distorted perspective of the alcoholic is associated with an increase in accidents on the job. In this regard, it has been noted that alcoholic employees are o

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job in handling alcoholic employees is that of the initial confrontation. It has been noted that the first stage in intervention should be an "informal performance review," in a relaxed and confidential environment.9 This first stage involves the manager simply discussing the situation with the employee. This is not actually a confrontation with the employee; rather, it is an opportunity for the manager to inform the employee that there is an apparent problem in terms of job performance while at the same time informing the employee about the company policy in dealing with such a problem. During this first stage in the intervention, it is the manager's responsibility to tell the employee about any Employee Assistance Programs which may be offered by the company. At the same time, however, the manager must point out to the employee what the company policy is regarding punishment of employees who consistently fail in their job performance. At the end of this initial meeting, the employee will either agree to join an Employee Assistance Program or will try to avoid the issue by denying any problem. At this point, if the employee refuses to seek help, the personnel manager should remind the employee "that continued poor perf
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