Consensual Relationship Agreement Despite their imperfections, love contracts can help protect employers from exposure to employment discrimination lawsuits, including the ever-growing flood of retaliation claims, which rose to the No. 2 charge filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2007. Problems with love contracts can be minimized if they include: • A reference to or recitation of the company’s sexual harassment policy and an acknowledgment that the employees
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Assignment #1 - Consensual Relationship Agreement Case Study Professor Dr. Maggie Sizer Leadership and Organizational Behavior – BUS 520 Strayer University October 23, 2012 Abstract As companies begin to acknowledge the existence of work place romances, the use of consensual relationship agreements (CRAs) has become an area of discussion. While many of today’s organizations prohibit the romantic involvement of its employees with one another, there are other companies that have adopted the
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Shavonnie J Deans Dr Sonia Heywood BUS520: Leadership and Organizational Behavior July 22, 2012 In today’s society, a majority of one’s time is spent inside of the workplace. Due to working so closely with the opposite sex, some may develop interest in others and a relationship is developed. According to Ruth Houston, author of Problems that Consensual Relationship Agreements Cause, today’s workplace is the new singles bar or
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Professor John Mitchell Lithonia Campus BUS 520 – Organization and Leadership October 30, 2012 Strayer University Abstract This paper will discuss Consensual Relationship Agreements in the workplace. Within the paper, I will argue for the use of CRAs in the workplace by explaining the benefits. I will also present a counter argument against the use by explaining the cons. Ethical principles and other options are also discussed. Argue
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Consensual Relationship Agreements BUS 520 April 3, 2012 Abstract This report will examine the issue of consensual relationship agreements (CRA), also known as love contracts, within the workplace. It will define what a CRA is, and argue for the use of CRAs in the workplace and argue against the use of CRAs in the workplace. It will also address the ethical principles involved in the use of CRAs and offer another option to CRAs that would address workplace romances.
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Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Professor: Leadership and Organizational Management January 21, 2012 The office affair can make a seducer, seductress, and sinner out of everyday common people who have even the best of intentions. In fact, research suggests that one third of all relationships begin at work. At some time during a person’s working life, chances are they will have or know someone who has been involved in a workplace romance. Often times these relationships
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manager, and from there the company will decide if the two officers can still work the same shift or not ( (Bill Whitmore, 2010). In this case, a form, known as the Consensual Relationship Agreement has to be signed. According to Stetson University School of Law, a consensual relationship “is one in which two people are engaged by mutual consent in an emotionally (romantic) and physically (sexually) intimate relationship” (Stetson University College of Law, 2008). Now in some cases many people may
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Assignment 1: Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Tina Fleck Dr. Browder Coates Bus 520 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior October 23, 2012 Ethical behavior is idealized in all facets of life from business and professional relationships to scholarly activities and personal relationships. The standards an individual holds for oneself should portray honesty, respect, and dignity of the rights of individuals as well as groups of individuals. Applying these standards
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In today's work oriented culture, romances and the related topics of sex and privacy have become important issues confronted by most employers. With more employees working longer days and spending so much of their time on the job, romantic relationships at work are developing more frequently. Workplace romance may be the only option for employees whose workload limits their outside activities, but for employers, this trend may prove to be a problem as the potential liability associated with these
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The Consensual Relationship Agreement (CRA) should be put in affect in the workplace upon hiring. The CRA not only protects the employees but also the employer. When two employees decide to date or become romantic, this situation can become risky, where job security is put on the line, as well as the employer and coworkers are put in an uncomfortable situation. I have seen many relationships gone badly due to on job dating/ romance. Consensual relationship policies are an important tool in managing
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