Hire & Retain a Strong Workforce: Session 1
Hire & Retain a Strong Workforce: Session 1
Thursday, September 24, 2020, 9:00AM - 12:00PM
According to a survey of businesses, employers could be doing more to prevent and respond to substance use. Marshall Health's CORE (Creating Opportunities for Recovery Employment) Program has joined forces with Working Partners® to offer a free, virtual two-part Employer Technical Assistance Clinic to audit your drug-free policy and operations against best-practice strategies to help boost employee hiring and retention. This six-hour training spans two sessions: Sept. 24 (9 am - Noon) & Sept. 25 (9 am - Noon).
COMMON EMPLOYER QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED AT THE CLINIC:
- What drugs should I be testing for?
- What should my policy include (and not include)?
- How should I react to a positive test?
- What are my options if an employee has received permission from their doctor to use marijuana as medicine?
- Where can I send an employee or their family member for help if they have an alcohol/drug problem?
- Does alcohol/drug treatment work?
THE COURSE IS OPEN TO:
- Any size company/work organization located in West Virginia
- Any industry type (including public sector organizations)
- Employers with or without an existing drug-free workplace policy/program
- Employers with concerns about the employable, drug-free workforce in your community (i.e., having difficulty finding workers)
- Employers with concerns about existing substance misuse issues impacting the workplace