Do drug tests in the workplace infringe on employee privacy rights? (Example)

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Discipline: Assignment Type: Academic level: Instructor: Date: Table of contents Abstract …………………………………………………………………………….3 Introduction ………………………………………………………………………...3 Literature review ……………………………………………………………………4 Workers privacy rights……………………………………………………………..5 Arguments in favor of workplace drug test………………………………………..7 Argument against workplace drug test…………………………………………….7 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………………8 References ………………………………………………………………………….10 Abstract Over time drug testing in the workplace has become one of the key items used maximize organization profitability through mitigating the economic impact of workers drug abuse however a range of opinions have been cited which seeks ethical explanation of workplace testing. The matter includes the belief by an employee that testing amounts to infringement of employee privacy rights. Employees view this type of workplace testing as an attempt to regulate personal employees’ behaviors outside the employer’s jurisdiction. This research study first highlights that worker’s privacy rights are violated when individual worker’s information is gathered or used by the employer in ways that did not consent to the employment contract. Thus this is better to restrict the liberties of those who are deemed as offenders than subjecting everyone to drug abuse test which fringe on their privacy rights. References Cranford M. (1998). Drug testing and the right to privacy: arguing the ethics of workplace drug testing. Journal of Business Ethics 17(16) 1805-1815. doi:10.1023/A:1005742923601 Farrell A. & Collier J. (2015). The right to privacy in mandatory drug testing: exploring the public and private domains. Brigham Young University Prelaw Review 29(9) 87-105. Retrieved from scholarsarchive.byu.edu D. &Zakus D. H. (2002). Ethics of drug testing in sport-an invasion of privacy justified? Sport Education and Society 7(2) 203-218. doi:10.1080/1357332022000019787 Moore A. D. (2012). Drug testing and privacy in the workplace. SSRN Electronic Journal 29(3). doi:10.2139/ssrn.1973739 Thomas L. Y. Kitterlin M. & Moll L. (2014). Pre-employment drug testing for hospitality sales positions: who's buying in? Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism 13(3) 297-322. doi:10.1080/15332845.2014.866495 [...]

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I need a Literature Review, a table of contents, abstract, introduction, conclusion, reference list, apa referencing