78% backing for drug tests at work

New Zealanders overwhelmingly believe employers should have the right to drug-test employees.

A Horizon Research poll of 2266 adults aged 18 and over, commissioned by labour hire company Allied Workforce, comes as the Government considers a proposal by the Rebstock Welfare Working Group to penalise beneficiaries who avoid applying for jobs where drug testing is common, the New Zealand Herald reports.

Some of the top line HorizonPoll results are:

Do you think employers should be able to test the people working for them for recreational drug use?

Do you think employers should be able to test people applying for jobs for recreational drug use?

For more information, including the incidence of different types of drug use among adult New Zealanders, please contact Horizon Research's Manager Grant McInman.