Five ways employers can prevent problems.
What if romance blossoms at work?
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Stacey Allen: Fall back in love with your career this Valentine’s Day
There might be several reasons why you may not be enjoying the job you once loved.
The top five office romances
With Valentine’s Day done and dusted for another year, one can’t help but feel a little bereft of another consumer dominated day dedicated to love and peace to look forward to. We’ve done Christmas. We’ve done Valentine’s. And there is a lengthy gap to fill between now and Easter. So what can we do? We…
A third of all relationships start at work
We spend an increasing number of hours at work; 30% of us are working over 48 hours a week. It comes as no surprise that on average 30 per cent of relationships start at work. In the past, many employers have frowned on couples getting together during working hours as they feared that the distractions…
Catharine Geddes: Workplace romance – what employers need to know
With Valentine’s Day today, those looking for love may not need to look any further than the peripheries of the office. A survey referred to on the ACAS website has found that three quarters of employees have considered a romance in the office and more than half have actually embarked on a relationship with a…
Over half of workers feel a workplace romance would harm their career
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and with it many workers may be considering their options for finding love. As almost everyone working longer hours, starting relationships with colleagues is often less of a taboo, and more of an ‘I do’ – which can be a tricky situation for employers to manage. In order to find…
Valentine’s Day – businesses beware!
According to new research by recruitment specialist, OfficeTeam, 97% of HR directors either always or sometimes allow office romances in the workplace. Of the 200 HR directors who were asked, ’What is your company’s policy on workplace romance?’, only 4% said that it is banned from taking place in the office. The survey questioned 200…