How Are You Managing an Employee Who you Suspect Has an Alcohol Problem?

We have all heard that binge drinking or frequent heavy drinking can cause serious health problems, particularly liver, heart disease, cancer and even dementia.

Some research is indicating that even moderate drinkers could have a decrease in mental skills if heavy alcohol consumption continues over a number of years. Heavy consumption of alcohol generally means 3 or more drinks per day, but even research on moderate consumption as one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men can cause some mental impairment

As an employer, awareness of employee drinking habits is your business, if it affects an employee’s ability to do his/her job effectively and efficiently. If there are employee concerns and you don’t have an HR department to help you, you need to meet with the employee not to talk about how much they drink but issues concerning the employee’s ability to carry out their responsibilities.

As an employer you may want to learn more about how would you go about implementing a drug & alcohol policy, if you do not have one. Next Level Benefits can help connect you with organizations that could be of help to you.