12th June 2006, 02:31 PM
Blanket compulsory drugs testing on archaeological sites is usually only at the insistence of the client where archaeology is one component of a much bigger scheme.
If a unit deploys a team to a site where compulsory testing is undertaken and someone refuses to take the test, then the unit would probably be within their rights to dismiss the individual as they have rendered themselves unemployable.
I would be surprised if most of the major units did not have a clearly defined Drugs and Alcohol Policy stating that anyone found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work, or failing or refusing a drugs test where required, leaves themself open to disciplinary proceedings. How often and how rigorously the policy is applied is a different matter.
Beamo
If a unit deploys a team to a site where compulsory testing is undertaken and someone refuses to take the test, then the unit would probably be within their rights to dismiss the individual as they have rendered themselves unemployable.
I would be surprised if most of the major units did not have a clearly defined Drugs and Alcohol Policy stating that anyone found to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work, or failing or refusing a drugs test where required, leaves themself open to disciplinary proceedings. How often and how rigorously the policy is applied is a different matter.
Beamo