13 years
Our policy had always been no hard-rules on alcohol, as long as you don't appear drunk. Security staff on night shifts were supposed not to drink but a beer.
Do You Allow Your Hostel Employees to Drink on the Job?
General Hostel Operations
Do you allow drinking on the job? If the answer is yes, check out this iPad-powered device that tracks how much fee beer your keg is dispensing to employees: :)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-13/booze-makes-comeback-in-workplace-with-silicon-valley-twist.html
At Yelp Inc.’s San Francisco headquarters, a keg refrigerator provides a never-ending supply of beer to employees, letting them drink as much as they like.
They just have to be comfortable with full disclosure: Workers badge in to an iPad application attached to the keg that records every ounce they drink.
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13 years
It should be discouraged drinking on the job. It doesn't look good having receptionists drunk, or breath smelling of alcohol. However, if they're on night shift doing reception or security, then allowing them to sneak in a couple of beers now and then is totally acceptable. Usually not much is happening on a night shift.
You also have to bear in mind health and safety.... :rolleyes: I can hear your groans now... :) Should an accident happen to one of your employees, when on the job, and they have been drinking (and you allow them to drink on the job) then you open yourself up to all sorts of problems, such as legal, or not being covered by your insurance.
So really, the official policy should be no drinking on the job at all, but if they want to sneak in a beer or two during the quiet times of the shift - just turn a blind eye. Any more than that is too much. :)
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