Survey 33% of bad office romances result in a termination

Survey 33% of bad office romances result in a terminationSurvey 33% of bad office romances result in a terminationA recent surveyfrom global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray Christmas, Inc., found that 70% of offices with rules about dating in the office dont permit manager-direct report relationships and 62% of HR leaders said their employer has had to manage a romantic relationship that was unsuccessful or inappropriate in the office. Of those, 33% leuchtdiode to at least one person involved getting fired.How MeToo has impacted office sexual harassment policiesWhile the survey of 150 HR leaders found that since the MeToo movement, just 34% said theyve reassessed their offices rules regarding sexual harassment, 63% said they havent because they are comfortable with their current policy, and 3% reported not having any guidelines at all regarding harassment in the workplace. Of those that have reassessed policies, 75% said they didnt update them.Andrew Challe nger, Vice President of Challenger, Gray Christmas, Inc., commented on the researchReal-life office romances are nowhere near as straightforward as they are portrayed on TV. The Offices Jim and Pam are outliers in the actual workplace. Unequal power, unclear boundaries, bad breakups, and office politics all have potentially career-ending and life-altering consequences for employees, which is why HR policy addressing relationships is crucial in protecting everyones best interests The best way to head off potential problems stemming from office romances is to create and communicate a policy with clear-cut guidelines for what employees need to do to communicate their relationships to their companies, and what will happen to their employment should the relationship end.Where employers stand on office romanceThe survey(which allowed respondents to respond to multiple answers) also found that 47% of HR leaders look down upon manager/subordinate and inter-department relationships, but do nt get involved with cross-department or ones with workers on the same corporate level.But, while 10% of HR leaders reported that their employers dont get involved in office relationships until something goes wrong, 33% say their office evaluates them on a case-by-case basis. Just 7% dont have a problem with any kind of office romance as long as the company is aware of it, and 17% said their company must be made aware of every relationship.More than half (56%) of those surveyed say they have a formal written policy on office romances that they go over with all workers, while on the other end of the spectrum, 3% say that they dont mind romances among employees.But when it comes to office romances, its wise to tread lightly - whether your employer has an official dating policy or not.