Product Description
by Chris Albertyn (Author), Urmila Bhoola (Author), Nadine Harker Burnhams (Author)
This is a practical guide for labour lawyers, employers, trade unions, human resource managers, and occupational health professionals who must grapple with the problems of substance abuse in the workplace. This new and updated edition explains the case law on substance abuse in South Africa and provides a useful international legal comparison with Canadian law. Recommending procedures for identifying, controlling, and treating substance abuse, the book includes templates and procedural guidelines for pre-employment testing, employee testing, and fair disciplinary action.
Author Biography
M. McCann is a specialist occupational physician with more than 26 years of experience. He is a member of the Society of Occupational Medicine and the author of "Alcohol Problems for Occupational Physicians" and "Taking Care of Alcohol Abuse at Work." N. Harker Burnhams is a researcher with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council. C. Albertyn is an arbitrator, a mediator, and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators of the United States and Canada. U. Bhoola is a judge of the Labor Court of South Africa and a former attorney and partner at Cheadle Thompson & Haysom and Rosen Wright Rosengarten Attorneys.
