Employee Attitudes toward Pre-employment Drug Testing in the Full-service Restaurant Industry

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to assess employee responses to pre-employment drug-testing policies in the full-service restaurant industry. Specifically, this research attempted to explore the perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs of full-service restaurant hourly employees and management staff in regard to pre-employment drug-testing (PEDT) policies in the full-service restaurant industry. Differences were also assessed for those employees working at establishments with testing policies versus those working at restaurants without those policies. No significant difference was found among employee attitudes toward PEDT policies based on employment level or presence of PEDT policies at their current places of employment.

Keywords:

• drug test
• restaurant industry
• employment level
• employee attitudes