Negotiations, intellectual property rights and now love contract. The employers always had an upper hand when it comes to shaping one’s career, unless you are that big an asset for the company. An employee’s professional life was always profoundly dependent on his employer’s judgment. Now, the same even applies for his personal life as well? It might sound ridiculous because to have someone dictate your love life is something that most of us would never approve of. As pointed out earlier, some 40% of the professionals claim to have found their soul mates at work. Did these people sign any such contract? I don’t think so. Love is simple yet very vulnerable when at an early stage. So why make it complex?
Ridiculous agreed. But not unjust. Considering the employer’s prospect, a ‘love contract’ seems reasonable enough. I agree with my friends when they say that when love affairs come to an end, the consequences on the working relationships can be destructive. They might lead to unnecessary complications, arguments, harassments etc.
I would like to add that even during the courtship, there are certain unwanted impacts. Too much of proximity can be a distraction at work. Unless these people are focussed enough, they will end up dedicating quite a substantial amount of their working hours having personal conversations, chatting on the intranet, smsing or in some cases, simply gazing at each other. It might also lead to biased decisions, undeserved promotions etc. No employer would like any of the above to happen. So it makes sense to him to draft such contracts. But the question is after ‘Intellectual Property Rights’, will now companies come up with something like ‘Rights to Love’ for those relationships that blossom during their tenure with the company?
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