Posts Tagged ‘identification’
Training Tips in Reasonable Suspicion
Where Do You Find Supervisor Training Tips in Reasonable Suspicion?
Supervisor training tips in reasonable suspicion practice can be invaluable if you must deal with an employee whose job performance has become unreasonably effected by drug or alcohol use.
There are few processes that you will undertake as a manager or supervisor that are as fraught with difficulty as reasonable suspicion. There are great training courses available to help you learn how to deal with these situations but it may be months or longer after the training before you have to deal with a reasonable suspicion case at your workplace. Training tips that summarize the course and remind you of specific information points are invaluable in helping you recall the training and put techniques to use. Read the rest of this entry »
Identification Mistakes
How to Avoid Making Reasonable Suspicion Identification Mistakes
The area of reasonable suspicion in the workplace can be complicated for supervisors.
How do you uphold company policy without making reasonable suspicion identification mistakes that lead to a lawsuit? The key to proper behavior in reasonable suspicion cases is to leave behind the idea of ‘going with your gut’, or of ‘playing a hunch’. In reasonable suspicion cases it is not enough to have a hunch. Although you do not have to have ‘proof’ before requiring a drug or alcohol test, you must have documentation of performance related issues connected to the suspicion of the employee. Read the rest of this entry »
