Human Resources

Strategic Administrative Services is a valuable resource for agents, employees and employers alike, providing information on numerous HR administrative services.

Drug Free Work Place

An effective “Drug Free Workplace” requires a “Multi-Faceted Approach”

From the very smallest business to the multi-faceted enterprise, drug abuse causes loss of health, loss of life and loss of business. Just one country - the USA – with only five percent of the population, buys and consumes sixty percent of the entire world’s supply of illicit drugs.

Here are some stunning figures:

In the U.S, 77% of all illicit drug users are employed. How many are employed by you?
Drug-abusing employees incur 300% higher medical costs and benefits.
Drug-abusing employees are 8X more likely to injure themselves or another person.
Drug-abusing employees are 5 X more likely to file a Worker’s Compensation claim.
Drug-abusing employees function at only 67% of their “normal” capacity and are 1/3 less productive.
Drug-abusing employees recruit other employees to abuse with them.
Drug-abusing employees often steal from their employer or other employees to support their habit.

Strategic Administrative Services uses a multi-faceted approach to manage your risk. We do much more than simply process a standard, predictable drug test. Our all encompassing program includes directed drug testing, employee education, supervisor/manager training and workplace monitoring through an advanced microscopic detection (i.e. surface drug testing) if illegal drugs in the physical workplace.

We manage an effective Drug Testing Program and assure that the clinics we work with have the knowledge and efficient procedures to reliably collect an unadulterated, undiluted specimen for testing.

Strategic Administrative Services electronically reports results to the approved contacts in your organization and can also provide your test history information through our secure Web site.

Additionally we provide the following services:

We keep you compliant with over 400 State and Federal Laws that govern every aspect of your program from the collection through analysis, Medical Review (the legal barrier between you and an error in a test) and confidentiality.
We provide quarterly and annual testing reports and, if needed a D.O.T. compliance report.
We keep you informed of the latest trends in drug use and alter your panel when warranted to test for new drugs of abuse.
We supply camera ready posters and pay envelope stuffers for your use in educating employees.
We provide expert advice and guidance when you find yourself in “unusual situations” involving testing matters and actions. (I.e. attempted substitutions or adulteration, “Reasonable Suspicion” and “Post Accident” and employee relations when you have a challenged positive.)
We provide superior education and certification.
We provide assistance in referring your employees for evaluation or help should they test positive for drug use.

Strategic Administrative Services is proud of our work in helping keep the workplace “Drug Free”. When your business is running “clean” it is running successfully.

Employee Handbook

One thing that can help any business operate smoothly is clear communication between employee and employer. That’s why a comprehensive employee handbook is vital, Strategic Administrative Services is ready to help you draft an effective orientation tool that will answer the questions all new employees have as well as address your expectations as their employer.

Below are some of the questions to consider when compiling an employee handbook:

Do your employees know the rules of your organization?
What would happen if an employee is terminated from your organization? Do you have protection from unwanted litigation?
Do your managers manage consistently concerning the policies of the company?
Do your employees know what is expected of them in the workplace?
Do your employees know what benefits they are eligible for as an employee of your organization?
Do your employees know what safety guidelines they need to follow?
Are you in compliant with federal, state and local laws in regards to your employees?

If you answered no to any one of these questions, the company could have an issue concerning managing and employing their employees.

Let us help give your the organization and it’s employees the protection you need by customizing an employee handbook exclusively for you.

Background Screening

When it comes to new hires, what you don’t know can hurt you. That’s why background screening is so important. Strategic Administrative Services is prepared to help you make sure that your new employees meet the high standards of your company.

Negligent hiring, negligent retention and lately, negligent referral lawsuits have become the favorite of plaintiff attorneys. For example, should one of your employees assault another employee or anyone else in the course and scope of his or her employer’s business, the employer is likely to be help liable. The situation is exacerbated if the employee has a history if aggressive behavior.

The assumption will be that the employer should have known about any previous behavior or incidents. In the absence of some very compelling evidence, to the contrary, there is little chance of convincing a judge or jury otherwise.

Time and time again, employers hire bookkeepers and others with access to sensitive or high priority information or assets without carrying out comprehensive background checks. Often times they hire temporary or “temp to perm” personnel from staffing agencies without making sure that the scope of the background screening meets their criteria. This can result in embezzlement and theft or even more catastrophic incidents such as closure of your company or personal harm to an employee.

Don’t leave your company vulnerable. Let Strategic Administrative Services assist you in making sure that the employees you hire meet rigorous prescreening standards, giving you the peace of mind that they can do the job required and are a trusted and valuable addition to your organization.