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Workplace relationships policy and impact: 2012 XpertHR survey

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Source: IRS Employment Review

Date: 26-03-2012

Publisher: IRS

Workplace relationships policy and impact: 2012 XpertHR survey

TOPICS:

terms, conditions and employee rights	policies and procedures general rights
HR policy and strategy	work organisation ethics and values
employee relations	employee relations challenges and tools

SECTORS:
manufacturing (other)
public services
services (other)

AUTHOR: Charlotte Wolff

Intimate relationships at work can lead to problems such as favouritism and decreased morale. We find out how employers have established and implemented effective policies to deal with these issues.

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Is a policy necessary?
Relationships at work are widespread
Chart 1: Relationships existing in the workplace
Problems when there are relationships at work
Chart 2: Fallout from personal relationships between 2006-11
Impact on organisations
Chart 3: Impact of personal relationships on business areas
Impact by sector
Establishing a policy
Chart 4: Workplace relationship policies in place
What does a policy on relationships cover?
Types of relationship covered
Communicating the policy
A satisfactory approach?
Chart 5: Satisfaction with organisations' approach to workplace relationships
More clarity required
Our research
Box 1: First-hand experiences of relationships at work
Box 2: Extract of standalone policy - not-for-profit sector
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