Irish businesses are losing millions of euro each year through workplace accidents caused by drugs and alcohol misuse, according to one of Ireland’s leading drug abuse experts.
Director of the Aisling Group, Marie Byrne, says that many accidents, claims and shoddy workmanship arise from employees or management who are suffering the after-effects of taking illegal drugs or abusing alcohol.
Loss of productivity from staff either too ‘hungover’ to work properly or those who take sick-leave because of their dependency also hike up costs to their employers, she claims.
Ms Byrne, who is based in Co Meath, added that other staff often feel “obliged” to cover for their colleagues which can in the long term lead to resentment and other morale problems.
Source: Louise Walsh, Irish Examiner, 16/08/2013
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