SHRM Study: Drug Testing by Employers
October 3, 2011The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), in a study commissioned by the Drug and Alcohol Testing Association (DATIA), found that 57% of employers conduct drug tests on all job candidates.
The poll, which was released in September 2011, surveyed 1,058 randomly selected Human Resource professionals. It reported that 69% of employers who currently drug test job applicants have done so for seven years or more while 12% have used drug tests for five to six years.
Other key findings include:
• 39% of small businesses with fewer than 100 employees had a drug-testing policy for job candidates; • 56% of businesses with 100 to 499 employees required pre-employment drug testing; • 62% of medium-sized businesses with 500 to 2,499 employees reported that they required drug testing; and • 71% of large organizations with 2,500 or more employees required all job applicants to take a pre-employment drug test..
