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... O Technology Life/Financial Services Glossaries Management Resources & Links Categories Popular Recent All Back Drug Screening Yields Quality Working Partners 4/30/2013 10:38:56 PM by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. DRUG SCREENING YIELDS QUALITY WORKING PARTNERS Tucson Rubber Corporation is a manufacturer of rubber mechanical parts. The approximately 60 employees are predominantly entry-level workers with less than a high school education. Ian Ellison, Tucson's Vice President, was disturbed by a high degree of absenteeism, a general lack of attention, and low productivity. Through conversations with trusted supervisors and workers, he was able to estimate that approximately 20% of his work force used drugs. One day, Ellison decided to learn more about the problem and how to address it. Initially, Ellison was surprised to ... how little information was available. After conversations with the Chamber of Commerce, he formed Tucsonians for a Drug-Free Workplace. The group gathered attorneys, clinical personnel, and other specialists in substance abuse, organized seminars, and invited speakers from around the country. A couple of years ago, Tucson Rubber Corporation instituted pre-employment drug screening. All successful job applicants are required to sign the company's written policy, stipulating that they must pass a drug test prior to reporting for work. At first, the results were unbelievable, ' according to Ellison. Almost every third person who walked in that door couldn't pass a drug test, ' he said. Many applicants eagerly took the test, assuming the results would be negative; test results indicated otherwise. Others simply never showed up for testing or work. ...
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... x No Thanks Loading.. Drug Screening Yields Quality Working Partners 4/30/2013 by CompleteMarkets Editor This content has not been rated yet. DRUG SCREENING YIELDS QUALITY WORKING PARTNERS Tucson Rubber Corporation is a manufacturer of rubber mechanical parts. The approximately 60 employees are predominantly entry-level workers with less than a high school education. Ian Ellison, Tucson's Vice President, was disturbed by a high degree of absenteeism, a general lack of attention, and low productivity. Through conversations with trusted supervisors and workers, he was able to estimate that approximately 20% of his work force used drugs. One day, Ellison decided to learn more about the problem and how to address it. Initially, Ellison was surprised to learn how little information was available. After conversations with the Chamber of Commerce, he ... Tucsonians for a Drug-Free Workplace. The group gathered attorneys, clinical personnel, and other specialists in substance abuse, organized seminars, and invited speakers from around the country. A couple of years ago, Tucson Rubber Corporation instituted pre-employment drug screening. All successful job applicants are required to sign the company's written policy, stipulating that they must pass a drug test prior to reporting for work. At first, the results were unbelievable, ' according to Ellison. Almost every third person who walked in that door couldn't pass a drug test, ' he said. Many applicants eagerly took the test, assuming the results would be negative; test results indicated otherwise. Others simply never showed up for testing or work. Soon, word spread that his was a firm where drug users need not apply. ...
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