Consensual Relationship Agreement: Pros and Cons Esosa Dickey Organizational Behavior/520 April 13, 2012 Dr. Lila Jordan Consensual Relationship Agreements: Pros and Cons Avoiding the mixture of business and pleasure has been an age-old mantra in which many have sworn by. Yet, in today’s workplace, there are many who have made the decision to pursue and maintain interoffice relationships. This is likely attributed to
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Consensual relationship agreements should be mandatory throughout all companies. With this agreement it will allow those who want to want to pursue a romantic involvement to do so without repercussions but through the written promise that they will continue to adhere to all company policies and procedures. In most occupations, it is frowned upon for those in lower positions to pursue relationships with those of upper management. For many years, industries have avoided having such occurrences and
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one-third of all relationships begin at work. Often times they become the focus of intense gossip and may end badly creating disruption, disharmony and devastation in their wake. “In our ‘Succeed in the Workplace’ workshop we stress that students need to focus on their career, their job and work culture. They need to have that squared away before considering a romance in the office. We tell people to keep the work environment professional. If they can’t keep their work relationship professional then
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Assignment 1 Employment-At-Will Doctrine Name LEG 500 Professor Name Name of University Date Action 1: According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, employers are prohibited from inquiring about whether an employee has a disability or not (Disability Discrimination). Therefore, would review the employee’s personnel records to identify whether or not she openly disclosed having a disability. As Jennifer’s direct supervisor, it is imperative that due diligence
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Consensual Relationship Agreements By: Vickie Gonzalez Bus 520 – Leadership and Organizational Behavior Professor: Dr. Marilyn Carroll October 24th, 2012 Workplace romances are now one of the challenges that organizations of all sizes have to address. How they address them varies from organization to organization. Some businesses and organizations strictly prohibit them in any form or fashion, while others prohibit them when the participants are in certain roles within the organization.
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Law and Ethics in the Business Environment Assignment One: Employee-at-Will Doctrine In implementing the employment-at-will doctrine, either the company or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice. Because Jennifer is a recent graduate and this is her first time in a professional workplace, some behaviors that she may exhibit can be critiqued and corrected before further disciplinary
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Cover Page: Assignment 1: Consensual Relationship Agreements Case Study Eric Alan Sewell Professor Organizational Behavior 520 Besides raising a few eyebrows, office romances can jeopardize your job security and put employers and co-workers on edge. If you find yourself drawn to an attractive co-worker, be aware of company policy and relatively new trends in office romance management. “These types of contracts have been around for about six or seven years. Before you consider
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Consensual Relationship Agreements CHIP HAMMONDS Business 520: Leadership & Organizational Behavior Dr. Adrienne Garabedian October 30, 2012 Consensual Relationship Agreements are good in my future workplace because of the following assertions and facts. The average employee spends forty or more hours a week at the workplace. In essence this is a considerable amount of time. Therefore, a common bond naturally occurs among employees. Men and women work side by side
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In today’s work oriented culture, office 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 problematic as the potential liability associated with these
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office romance management. Lester Jones, attorney and law partner with the law firm of Littler Mendelson in Los Angeles, says employers have been approaching labor and employment law firms for years about work romance issues. Many companies now ask “involved” employees to sign Consensual Relationship Agreements, more commonly known as “Love Contracts.” Love and the Law “These types of contracts have been around for about six or seven years,” Jones says. Before you consider another date with your new
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