Valentine's Day: How to ensure office romances don't turn into HR nightmares

Valentine’s Day may be an annual celebration of love, but employers need to tread carefully to avoid getting stung by the thorns.

That is according to Donald MacKinnon, Director of Legal Services at Law At Work. Speaking exclusively to HR Grapevine, he says: “About a third of relationships start at work and, sooner or later, any reasonably-sized company will have to deal with staff having illicit or licit relationships at work.