Office romances | When love is in the air at work - how employers can manage workplace relationships

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, 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.

With this in mind, Greg Guilford, Director of HR Consulting at WorkNest has some advice for employers dealing with potential budding office romances and discusses whether employers should have an official policy to cover workplace relationships.