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Road safety charity Brake has recently turned its attention to the issue of at-work drink and drug driving, after a recent survey found that fewer than half (44%) of employers would dismiss an employee for driving over the legal alcohol limit.
The results of the survey, which were published in a report for employers with staff who drive for work, include:
- More than half never test employees for alcohol (55%) or drugs (57%).
- Four in ten (44%) would dismiss an employee found driving over the legal limit for alcohol.
- Six in ten (62%) take disciplinary action against employees found to have any amount of alcohol or illegal drugs in their system at work, but only three in ten (30%) would dismiss employees for this.
- Fewer than half (47%) educate drivers on the risks of drug driving, and only slightly more (50%) educate drivers on the risks of drink driving.
Previous Brake research has found people who drive for work are susceptible to the risks of drink or drug driving. They are more likely to admit to driving first thing after having drunk a lot of alcohol the night before, and to driving after taking illegal drugs, than drivers who do not drive for work.
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