In January, the UK Chief Medical Officers issued new guidelines making it clear there is no risk free level of alcohol consumption. The advice states that women should be teetotal from the time they decide to become pregnant and men who drink should limit themselves to no more than 14 units a week, the limit previously suggested for women. Statisticians can argue over the lifelong risk levels associated with drinking 21 units (the previous guideline limit for men) compared with 14 units but, for an employer, tivity and attendance between someone who drinks 21 units a week, imbibed as a glass of wine with dinner and a couple of pints at the weekend, and someone who is teetotal. When employees come into work regularly with a hangover, however, or can't get through the day without a lunchtime pub trip, employers should be concerned.
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