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Workplace Relationships: What is your stance?
I obviously can't control what employees do in their time off, but if I know that they are 'dating' should I confront them? Their relationship isn't damaging their work, but it is in bad taste, and could become a problem in the future.
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Why is it in bad taste? If there is a relationship in which one party has supervisory control over the other - particularly if there are financial control elements involved - there may be reason to bring it up and seeking to put them in different departments.
It is tricky but if their relationship is known in the workplace it is probably in their own interests for them to be seen to be in separate departments so that accusations of favouritisim cannot be made.
You can't policy this, facing reality is better than opposing it. If dating leads to marriage then make clear that they need to be in separate reporting lines so as to remove any potential abuse or fraud.
I have been in companies that would force one of the couples to leave in 6 months after marriage. In either case you don't want to be seen as the "love police".
Just make sure separate reporting lines, depending on the size of the company, and wish them good luck. Sooner or later one will leave on their own.
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