Should businesses allow co-workers to date? Statistics show that 25 percent of workers have consensual relationships with a boss or co-worker, and 15 percent of employee romances end in marriage.

Affinity HR recommends a Fraternization Policy, which each party should sign, specifying that: 1) the relationship is consensual; 2) relationships between manager-subordinates are prohibited under all circumstances; 3) the company is released from any and all claims of liability should the relationship head south; and 4) what behaviors are appropriate and which are unacceptable.

Given the reality of romance at work and the possibility of relationships souring at some time, a solid Fraternization Policy is always a good idea.

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