March 2006
Romance at work is good for business
Meeting new friends can be difficult, never mind finding that special someone. 78% of single men and 71% of single women in the United Kingdom live on their own and with British workers spending more and more time at work it is not surprising that 60% of Brits have found romance at work. According to leading north east recruitment specialists, Thorpe Molloy Recruitment, long term employee relationships could be beneficial.
Karen Molloy, founding director of Thorpe Molloy Recruitment comments, “Romance at work shouldn’t be a headache for employers; rather they should accept the fact that with British workers living up to their reputation of working the longest hours in Europe and therefore spending increasing amounts of time with their colleagues it is extremely likely that at some point romance will blossom between employees.”
“Romance in the office does not have to be viewed as a problem, in fact as people settle down they tend to become more career focussed – so from an employers’ point of view employees settling down together should be viewed as a positive development. Another important point to bear in mind is that happy, contented employees tend to be more productive.”
What started as an office romance, some two and a half years ago, for two Thorpe Molloy Recruitment employees has led to an invitation to an April wedding for their boss.
Karen comments, “Thorpe Molloy’s Senior Commercial Manager, Amanda Robb will be tying the knot with Business Manager, Steve McCulloch. Both Amanda and Steve have a professional approach to their careers and work extremely hard; this means that their relationship has never been an issue in the workplace. Naturally employers expect their employees to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times; for anyone involved in an office romance this should just mean business as usual, treating their partner as they would any other colleague, in a professional manner which means that the work remains the focus of attention rather than the relationship encroaching on the work.”
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