Order Number |
2536754092 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Response Guidelines
Review fellow learners’ posts and respond to at least one of their posts per discussion question (100-word minimum response).
Iris Kelly-Wallace
If approached by an employee that the writer supervises asks my permission to date a fellow employee, a quick response would not be given. There would need to be more details divulged involving the employees.
Their roles in the company would have to be reviewed to ensure that the lines of professionalism and ethics are not crossed and there is no conflict of interest in the two employees dating.
Although there are not any laws prohibiting coworkers from dating there are some guidelines both must adhere to for this relationship to occur.
The roles of the two employees dating should not blend in a manner that could impact their work performance negatively.
Issues such as one giving each other preferential treatment or maintaining appropriate professional physical boundaries while in the workplace must be discussed.
There is the potential for sexual harassment issues occurring if personal boundaries such as hugging, kissing or even subtle intimate touches are allowed.
After reviewing the labor laws of Maryland, there are no laws regarding workplace dating.
However, this state is an” at the will” state, which means an employee may be hired or fired for almost any reason whether fair or not (Department of Labor, n.d.).
Dating a fellow employee on the job would be considered multiple relationships.
The following guidelines created by Young green and Gottlieb (2004) recommend that practitioners ask themselves the following:
By answering these questions, it will be easier to determine if the multiple relationships are worth it.
Dual relationships are possible between administrators and employees. However, this is made improbable the smaller a population gets. The smaller the community is, the more likely it is to have a personal relationship with one another by proxy.