Companies face legal risks for disciplining drugs tested staff

COMPANIES disciplining employees for a positive drugs test could face sanctions in the courts if a legal case is taken, it was warned yesterday.

The head of the country’s main laboratory for drug testing said a lack of guidelines and legislation covering the area posed serious risks for businesses.

“Companies are operating in a vacuum. Add to this the fact that there has been no challenges to drug test results legally and it’s easy to see how complacency can take root,” said John O’Sullivan of Claymon Laboratories.