{"id":562176,"date":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/10\/flunk-a-dope-test-and-youre-out\/"},"modified":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T03:54:10","slug":"flunk-a-dope-test-and-youre-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2021\/05\/10\/flunk-a-dope-test-and-youre-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Flunk a dope test and you\u2019re out"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a> A bill that would see civil servants automatically dismissed if they flunk <\/strong>dope<\/strong> tests<\/strong> was approved in principle during a House of Representatives plenary session yesterday, according to Ahram Gate<\/a>. The bill would, if passed in a final vote, eliminate the need for employers to refer the employees to court before sacking them in these cases. The bill is designed for civil servants, but Youm7<\/a> suggests it could be expanded to cover all workers across the country \u2014 although the wording could be construed to mean that it covers all employees in state institutions. Employees can, however, request treatment for substance abuse<\/a>, in which case the employee would have six months to come up with a clean test.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A bill that would see civil servants automatically dismissed if they flunk dope tests was approved in principle during a House of Representatives plenary session yesterday, according to Ahram Gate. 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