He said since adopting the new policy, the casino has also been able to call past applicants who were good candidates but didn’t pass the drug test.
“That’s helped open our job market as well as follow what the local market is doing,” Tecumseh said.Īccording to Tecumseh, hiring has jumped to about 30 people per week, an increase of about 50%, since the change took effect three weeks ago.
As businesses across West Michigan are struggling to attract workers in a challenging job market, Firekeepers Casino and Hotel dropped a policy disqualifying job candidates who test positive for marijuana.įrank Tecumseh, vice president of human resources for FireKeepers, said the new policy was adopted to keep up with other Michigan businesses which no longer test for THC, and to attract more employees as it and other businesses struggle to fill positions.