McDonald’s CEO has been fired over a relationship that’s becoming taboo: workplace romance ! In recent years, other companies have taken similar actions penalizing workplace relationships. Last year, Intel’s chief executive, Brian Krzanich, resigned after the company discovered that he’d had a relationship with an employee — a violation of Intel’s “nonfraternization policy,” which applies to all managers. In the wake of #MeToo, there is a growing trend in the direction of written corporate policies prohibiting romantic relationships at the workplace. The policies can take a variety of forms. For example, many companies permit mid-level managers to have relationships with employees as long as they report the relationship. The rules for executives tend to be stricter. Workplace relationships are now under a microscope simply because corporate awareness has been raised as to the problems that they could potentially cause. Those problems include conflicts of interest, as well as the potential for a relationship that ends badly to result in harassment and retaliation. Key Takeaways: Is your company’s POSH training driving the message home to employees? Are your executives alert about company policies, following the POSH Act 2013 & the #MeToo movement? C-Quel’s POSH training tells the real stories that stay with employees rather than legal rules, which employees forget. Call C-Quel now at 8777060650/8017321767 or email [email protected] to learn how your company’s POSH training could be made strong, alive and kicking !