As employers deal with a global labor shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of companies worldwide have eliminated marijuana drug tests as an incentive to build up their workforce.
The staffing firm ManpowerGroup, released a survey this week that found that 9 percent of more than 45,00 firms in 43 countries were willing to ignore recreational drug use if it means filling vacant positions.
The survey comes after Amazon announced it would no longer test its applicants for marijuana in June, which served as a signal for other large employers to follow suit.
'The global talent shortage shows no sign of slowing, with 69 percent of employers reporting difficulty filling roles,' the survey reported. 'The employment outlook is optimistic, particularly for employers that are prepared to adapt to a new world of work and offer incentives to attract and retain the talent they need.'
Amazon announced it would no longer be testing its job applicants for marijuana in June. A recent survey of global employers found that thousands have followed suit
Another survey from the Current Consulting Group found that a major reason employers are getting rid of testing is because too many applicants are testing positive for marijuana use
The Current Consulting Group's annual employer drug testing survey also found that of the businesses who were eliminating their drug testing policies in 2021, found 36 per cent of them were doing so because they could not fill positions due to high marijuana positives.
About 42 per cent of them were also concerned about lawsuits and legal liability of testing for the drug as more and
