The Coronavirus pandemic has pretty much killed off office romances, and the chances of a snog in the stationery cupboard, but now at least one firm might be pooping over romance outside of the workplace as well.
BBC News reports that BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset management firm, has told all of its 16,000 staff that they must agree to a new “relationships at work” policy.
It’s understandable that the policy has caught the attention of the press when the policy states that employees must disclose:
“all personal relationships with other BlackRock employees or contingent workers, as well as personal relationships with employees of a service provider, vendor or other third party (including a client), if the non-BlackRock employee is within a group that interacts with BlackRock.”
So, to be clear – if you work for BlackRock and you are dating someone who doesn’t work for a client of BlackRock’s, or a partner of BlackRock’s, or a supplier of BlackRock’s, then you don’t have to tell your boss that you’re getting down n’ dirty with them.
But if there is any possibility of a conflict of interest, or potential of the perception of a conflict of interest, they’re asking you to be open about it.
Now I don’t know at exactly what stage in the courting process it becomes necessary to inform your boss.
Is it when you first connect on Tinder? The first furtive kiss? ..
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