Ethics

The right to privacy every person have the right to privacy, and this includes withholding information from employers that can be used against a person and be a basis for employment such as drug use. However, there are certain lines that have to be drawn. Companies as business entities also have the right to protect their businesses and their employers. Firms need not wait for exceptional cases for them to deny employment of people who are found out to be drug users either through tests or confession.

    Drug addiction is a destructive behavior, not only to the individual that uses drugs but also to the people around him or her. Luckily, companies need not rely on the word of their applicants because who would admit to drug use in a drug interview Most companies today require their employees to undergo medical examinations which can reveal possible drug use. Immanuel Kants philosophy is based on respect that everyone should respect the rights of everybody else. Yet, while it is only right that we respect the privacy of others (such as the right not to disclose drug use), we must ultimately respect human lives because they are possibly at stake whenever a drug user is around, especially when they are in close proximity to us such as a workplace.

    The right to privacy has its limitations. It is unlikely that Kant wanted men to respect   each others rights, like the right to privacy even if that right could possibly hurt the co-workers of the drug user. Kant would be embarrassed today if companies start losing money and people because of respecting the right of applicants not to disclose whether they are drug users or not or if they refuse a drug test.