Valentine's Day | HR expert on the pros & cons of office romance policies

It's Valentine’s Day, and with a quarter of all Brits in relationships with someone they met at work, love may well be in the air in your workplace. But personal and professional lives can sometimes intertwine, with the potential to cause disruption.

Office relationships can have positive outcomes, such as enhanced morale and an increase in communication, creativity, and energy. But break-ups can cause a tense, uncomfortable atmosphere, not only for the former lovebirds, but their colleagues as well.

And while some companies might want to put a complete ban on inter-office romances, this is almost impossible to enforce.

So how can employees manage the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to workplace romances? Kate Palmer, HR Advice & Consultancy Director at Peninsula, shares her advice.