S1E2: Is HR getting it wrong trying to police workplace romance?: Work Talk
The Straits Times Podcasts · The Straits Times
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Synopsis: Every first and third Monday of the month, get our tips on working smarter, getting ahead in your career and investing like a pro with ST's business correspondents and editors.
In this episode, we are going to talk about something most of us have come across in our working life: workplace romance.
Are companies getting it all wrong when they try to police workplace relationships? Are their rules even effective?
ST's senior correspondent Krist Boo hosts lawyer Ian Lim, head of employment at TSMP Law Corp and Ms Mollie Tay, a financial services planning manager.
Highlights (click/tap above):
1:14 Mr Lim on types of companies in Singapore that likely have express codes against workplace dating
2:56 Even if love is unstoppable, why do these firms still maintain their policies?
5:13 How Ms Tay came to be a manager to her husband after the pandemic hit
8:30 The ground rules: How she, her boss, and her husband draw the lines
11:07 Ms Tay on how working together has impacted her marriage
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Edited by: Teo Tong Kai
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