Shhh… We’re having a relationship at work!
You might secretly be enjoying the guilty pleasure of love at work, thinking no one is none the wiser… but think again. Do you honestly believe no one is aware of it? Who is being impacted? How distracted are you? Are you both single but are keeping it a secret because you work together and it’s against the rules? Or is one or both of you already in a relationship? And if you are already in a relationship – is that relationship faltering or are you just bored? Whatever the case, love at work usually causes distraction and work output is impacted.
How does the workplace relationship begin?
Subordinate/superior relationships
This can be a very difficult starting point for a relationship. A healthy relationship has an even spread of power, whereas this type of relationship has a clear power imbalance. Can the relationship have two different versions – one for the romance and another for the office? This is a relationship to avoid. It will undoubtedly create an unpleasant working environment when people discover the relationship and will create an even more unpleasant relationship if/when the novelty and excitement is over. Or if it is so powerful, then one person should change jobs.
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what is NPT’s Policy? and how staff are protected from immoral behavior?
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Manager brings unfair dismissal claim after being fired for having sex with employee at work
M+K Lawyers partner Andrew Douglas says businesses should have policies in place that outline how managers and employees navigate workplace relationships.
“There is a need for disclosure,” he says. “I think the big issue around sexual relationships is that we think it should be private. But it creates risk for a business; it means other people feel they’re treated differently. It removes the objectivity and fairness that we all feel we should be treated with at work.”
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Are staff treated differently?Do not say “Yes” because NPT will tell you, “you are wrong”
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Is a “Consensual” Relationship Between a Manager and a Subordinate Cause for Dismissal?
The Judge finds cause, relying on line of cases ruling that managerial employees have an implied obligation in their employment contracts to ensure that the workplace does not become poisoned due to sexual harassment and to protect the employer from potential legal action for such harassment (including Simpson v. Consumers’ Association). He rejects that argument that the relationships were consensual, because the employees were subordinates and therefore ‘vulnerable’.
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What are the actions of NPT; if their managers are involved with their staff?
Punish staff that they believe are getting between their immoral business?
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Laws About Relationships Between Employees & Supervisors
Supervisor/Employee Relationships
Relationships between a supervisor and his or her employee can have a negative impact on the entire organization. Other employees who notice the relationship may claim a hostile work environment has been created by the ongoing relationship between a supervisor and his or her subordinate. In Miller vs. Department of Corrections (2005), the courts determined in the case of a prison warden who had sexual relationships with three of his subordinates that employers should be held responsible for a supervisor’s actions in sexual harassment situations.
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What kind of hostile work environment?
All NPT has to do is punish the staff that dare to speak up and everybody else will keep quite
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The Relationship Line You Can’t Cross When You’re Someone’s Manager
Having friendships, and sometimes relationships, in the office can be done, but not at the cost of productivity and trust. Once a manager recognizes the lines that can and cannot be crossed, he/she can engage the staff in a positive way and create a comfortable environment for all involved.
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Productivity? Crossing a Line? We think these are things NPT does not even bother with
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… … … … Conflict of interest? … … …. …. …. ….
We wonder if the main shareholders are happy of how their investment is managed?
Are they happy that things are getting worse than better?
Do they care that what the managers did and how they acted as there is no excuse
Do they care about all the staff that suffered because of the immoral acts?
Do they care about the staff’s well-being? or
They only care about profits and not how they were achieved?
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