The CBC and Other Companies Want to Test Employees for Pot – 980 CKNW

Major employers in federally regulated industries, including airlines, telecoms and transportation companies, are urging Ottawa to create new drug-testing rules for some employees. Air Canada, Bell Canada, Telus, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada Post and the CBC are among the companies pushing for this change.

Mandatory drug testing is a clear human rights violation. Courts and human rights commissions across the country have already set a high bar for allowing companies to test workers in safety-sensitive jobs for drugs and alcohol.

Should companies be allowed to test their employees for drugs, including marijuana?

A Vancouver employment lawyer at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP joined host Lynda Steele on Global News Radio 980 CKNW to explain employee rights where mandatory drug tests in the workplace are concerned, and what employers should be allowed to do with regards to employee drug use.