Working Partners® Wayfinder
Helping you navigate your drug-free workplace program
September
2021
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What's a Recovery-Supportive Workplace Anyway?

When talking to employers about their current challenges, chances are good that you hear about their difficulty finding and retaining good employees. Some employers have even resorted to eliminating drug tests or no longer testing for marijuana, as some employers feel that the only solution to attracting and keeping employees is to ignore substance misuse and to implicitly accept the potential liability and risk associated with it.

Yet, there’s a different response that yields a safer, more responsible and more cost-effective result for the individual employee, their coworkers and the employer. 
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September is Recovery Month
In honor of National Recovery Month, we wanted to spotlight how employers can help support employees in recovery. As this year's theme highlights, "Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community."

In addition to this month's video and article (above), here are some other resources and information for better understanding and supporting individuals in recovery:

Are you getting your money back?
Are you getting reimbursed for purchases relating to your drug-free workplace program?

Have you enrolled in the BWC's Substance Use Recovery and Workplace Safety Program (SUR)?

With no strings attached or caveats to consider, you should consider enrolling if your organization is located in an eligible county. You're already spending money on your drug-free workplace program, so take advantage of this opportunity to get it back. Working Partners® products that qualifying reimbursement under SUR include


Contact us or visit BWC's website to learn more and see if your organization is eligible to enroll and benefit from this program.
Need help handling common program challenges? We've got you covered
It can be difficult to consistently and objectively enforce your alcohol and drug policy.

Working Partners® Protocol Packages contain topic-specific operational procedures, resources and an instructional video to help your HR and management teams take immediate action to address common program concerns and issues.
 
Available packages
  • HELP! I think my employee’s under the influence: The Do’s and Don’ts of Reasonable Suspicion
  • Can my employee take that? The Do’s and Don’ts of Medication Use at Work 

visit our website to learn more
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¿Habla Español?

On-going employee education about alcohol and other drug issues is important.

To help you provide information to Spanish-speaking employees in their native language, we have compiled a library of Spanish articles and resources on topics about alcohol and other drugs including information on prevention, misuse and treatment.

(we also included English versions of the resources)