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Negotiating the contested terrain of drug testing in the Australian workplace
journal contribution
posted on 2005-09-01, 00:00 authored by P Holland, Amanda PymanAmanda Pyman, J TeicherAlcohol and illicit substance abuse in the workplace is an important human resource and industrial relations issue. Although more sophisticated measures have been developed to test and monitor drug use in the workplace, and despite tacit union support on occupational health and safety grounds, the implementation of drug testing procedures remains contentious. This paper examines the arguments for and against drug testing in the workplace using an Australian case study where drug testing resulted in industrial disputation that led to legal intervention and remedy.