Workplace Drug Abuse and AIDS: A Guide to Human Resource Management Policy and Practice

by Donald Klingner, Nancy G. O'Neill

Overview

Throughout the 1980s, the issue of substance abuse testing became increasingly important to employers. And now the growing problem of AIDS and its impact on the workplace provides a related area of concern. In this work, Donald Klingner tells human resource professionals what they need to know about both these topics. The book carefully details the effects these problems have on employers, and provides specific recommendations for human resource management policy and practice which can reduce the employer's costs and legal liability risks while preserving employee rights.

Following a general introduction that lays the foundation for the discussion, the book is divided into two main sections. The first addresses the intricacies of substance abuse and testing, presenting six chapters that survey substance abuse in the workplace; substance abuse testing techniques; substance abuse testing and the law; personnel policies and practices; employee assistance programs; and working with employees and unions. The second section covers the issue of AIDS and AIDS testing through four chapters: AIDS in the workplace; AIDS testing techniques; AIDS testing and the law; and personnel policies and practices. A concluding chapter provides a summary of both areas. This work will be a valuable reference tool for public and private-sector managers—supervisors, managers, trainers and personnel specialists—responsible for developing or implementing substance abuse or AIDS policy and practice. Public, college and university libraries will also find it a timely addition to their collections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780899306247
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/30/1991
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1630L (what's this?)

About the Author

DONALD KLINGNER is Director of the Clearinghouse on Drug and AIDS Testing and Professor of Public Administration at the School of Public Affairs and Services, Florida International University.

NANCY G. O'NEILL is a Research Associate with the Clearinghouse on Drugs and AIDS Testing.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Substance Abuse Testing
Substance Abuse in the Workplace
Substance Abuse Testing Techniques
Substance Abuse Testing and the Law
Personnel Policies and Practices
Employee Assistance Programs
Working with Employees and Unions
AIDS Testing
AIDS in the Workplace
The Technology of AIDS Testing
AIDS and the Law
AIDS Policies and Practices
Conclusion
Appendices
Index

Editorial Reviews

Details the effects of substance abuse and AIDS on employers and provides specific recommendations for human resource management policy and practice which can reduce the employer's costs and legal liability risks while preserving employee rights. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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