For Employers
Help for the Problem Drinker in the Workplace
Why do Employers Care?
- Duty of Care
- Health and Safety
- The bottom line - alcoholism costs money
Absenteeism from work through alcohol misuse costs the economy about £1.5bn pa
Source: IAS Factsheet ias.org.uk
Alcoholics Anonymous - Chapter 10 - To Employers (click here to download)
Page 148:
"No man should be fired just because he is alcoholic. If he wants to stop, he should be afforded a real chance."
Alcoholics Anonymous Employment Video: aasevern.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Employment_Subtitles-v1.mp4
AA welcomes any opportunity to:
- Meet with any employer to discuss ways in which AA can cooperate;
- Conduct meetings and presentations to explain the AA programme of recovery;
- Take employees with a drinking problem to AA meetings.
Awareness of Alcoholics Anonymous â?? Who we are / What we do / Why we do it
You may soon receive, or have received, a letter offering our services to your Company and including hard copies of various leaflets and posters; this and other informative literature is available for you to download free:
- Alcoholics Anonymous as a Resource for Employers
- A Message for Professionals
- AA at a glance
- When drink stops working