Drug Abuse Test Best Practices

Drug Abuse Test Best Practices

Drug abuse at the workplace negatively impacts both employees as well as employers in many ways. The recent UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) report indicates that opioid use leads to loss of the maximum number of productive years. Around the world, 29.5 million adults are engaged in substance abuse according to UNODC. Close to 70% of health problems related to drug abuse stems from opioids like heroin. Amphetamines also account for a significant share of drug-related diseases. The Indian government has commissioned a nation-wide study to gain insights into the alarming rise of drug abuse in many regions. Available statistics show many major metros are struggling with substance abuse.

Why do drug abuse test at the workplace?

Employers have to deal with the direct and indirect consequences of drug abuse at the workplace. These include increased absenteeism, disengagement, workplace violence and damage to reputation, all of which can impact the bottom lines. An employee with drug dependency can experience any or all of the below:

  • Withdrawal symptoms that include tremors, confusion, aggression
  • Poor decision making
  • Aggression and violence
  • Poor memory and concentration
  • Drug peddling at the workplace
  • Absenteeism

Drug abuse test is now mandatory

In July of 2018, the Chief Minister of Punjab announced mandatory drug testing for government employees at all stages of their service. Substance abuse test is now compulsory, right from recruitment to promotion. It will also be included in the annual health screening for employees in the police force. The police employees will be tested for morphine, marijuana, amphetamine, propoxyphene (pain relievers), benzodiazepine (sleeping pills) and others. Given the seriousness of the issue, other states in India may well follow suit to make drug abuse test mandatory.

Best practices for drug abuse test Inform the employees: It is important to inform all new recruits or current employees about the drug abuse test policy at different stages of employment. Every employee should give written consent to the drug abuse test.

Repeat testing: Repeat testing is used to confirm a positive finding. But at times, if there is strong evidence of drug abuse in the face of a negative outcome, you can order a repeat test.

Choose the right drug testing partner: It is important to tie up with a reputed drug abuse test provider well versed with wide-ranging drug testing methods. While companies make fool proof drug testing policies, an experienced drug screening provider can help implement them. The drug screening partner has the competencies and resources to help your company meet the mandatory drug abuse testing regulations. AuthBridge is one of the top drug screening providers in the country, offering comprehensive testing through multiple drug panels. Write to us at communication@authbridge.com to schedule drug abuse tests and make your workplace drug-free.

Read More: HOW CAN A DRUG ABUSE TEST HELP?

Nearly 28% of job applicants submit fake degrees, says Annual Trend Report 2020

Nearly 28% of job applicants submit fake degrees, says Annual Trend Report 2020

The year 2021 began with two huge news stories on fake degree rackets. One was the story on the Manav Bharti University (MBU) in which as many as 36,000 fake degrees were busted. The second being an even bigger racket which was active all over India and was recently busted by the Mohali police. The latter racket is reported to have issued over 1,000 fake degrees and certificates of various courses from schools, colleges and universities, including 16 government and private universities as well as school boards. These recent developments have only reinstated the importance of education verification as a crucial part of the hiring process and policy.

Trends in Education Verification

Education frauds have been brought to light time and again with busting of several fake degree rackets in 2011, 2018 and now in 2021 making the need to get education documents verified and re-verified in a periodic manner – an absolute necessity in the hiring process. To bring in a more discerning understanding of education frauds, we have compiled a report comprising the Trends in Education Frauds in India for 2018, 2019 and 2020. According to the recent Annual Trend Report, we found that:

  • Fake degree submission constituted for nearly 28% of education discrepancies in 2020 in India.
  • Degrees from fake universities constituted for nearly 27% of education discrepancies in 2020 in India.
  • Talking about industry-wise education discrepancies, the BPO industry tops the charts at 10.4% in 2020, followed by Private Insurance Companies.
  • The north and west parts of India have consistently been the top regions with significant education discrepancies.
  • The education discrepancy trend has not witnessed a drop in the last three years and has increased marginally in 2020 as compared to 2018 figures.

 

Education check – an absolute necessity before hiring

After checking the education discrepancy trends, verifying education documents remains one of the most crucial checks before hiring a candidate. It not only helps in verifying that the right candidate with genuine education documents has been hired but also helps in reducing the reputational risks that the company might face if their employees are found to have submitted fake / forged degrees and certificates to land a job.

 

The right solution

The only way to ensure that genuine candidates are being hired is to add a layer of education check in your employee background screening process.  AuthBridge, India’s largest authentication technology and background verifications company, offers a completely digital employee onboarding and background verification experience which not only makes it easy for the candidate to submit their documents online but also helps the HR to track document collection, submission, and the document verification process in real-time.

 iBRIDGE , our one-stop web platform automates the entire hiring ecosystem comprising,Employee background verification Document Collection and Onboarding with client-end processes that can be customised to suit specific requirements, enabling quick turnaround time for fast-track decisions. With a vast array of 200+ checks such as, Identity Verification, Education Verification, Address Check, Employment Check, Police and Court Verification among others, our onboarding and verification products ensure that you hire the right candidate safeguarding your organisation from the risks of reputational frauds

Source:- Hindustantimes, Digitallearning, firstpost

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