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Tuesday, 27 July, 2010
Office romances formally frowned upon
Eyes meet over the desk, hands touch at the water cooler, passion at the office party…It’s easy to see how workplace romances can begin—and companies don’t like it. Richemont, the luxury brands group, has a code of conduct for employees designed to dissuade them from starting something personal with a colleague. If you just can’t help yourself, it advises you to tell your boss as soon as possible. Martin Ammann is an employment lawyer with the Meyerlustenberger firm in Zurich. WRS’s Conor Lennon asked him if this sort of attitude is common in Switzerland.
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This morning you reported that spouses can’t work in the same UN agency. I think it depends on the agency. There are several spouses working in the World Health Organization, and it used to be the case in UNICEF (although I’m not sure whether it still is). In WHO, I think technically the Director General has to know about the relationship and say it’s OK, and one spouse can’t supervise the other.
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