FIRING EMPLOYEE FOR DRINKING

Firing Employee for Drinking

Firing Employee for Drinking

One of the ethical dilemmas, we had in the Cummins Power Generation was firing employee for drinking problem, and company failed to send employee for drug and alcohol treatment. Alcohol dependence develops over a period of time, and while extensive data on the matter are rare, many anecdotes suggest that on-the-job drinking or intoxication among alcohol-dependent employees is relatively rare, usually occurring after a long period of visibly deteriorating job performance. Thus, the alcohol-using rule-breaking employees and the alcohol-dependent employees are different groups of employees and are the subjects of different policies ...