Just a different perspective....

I don’t see any action in this world, for which everyone will have exactly the same opinion. In the end it’s all about individual perception. When I first read about Love contract, I found it totally ridiculous. Then I read my friends’ opinion about it. Most of them accepted the fact that such contracts are not of much significance. Then I decided to change my perception and thought about it from an employer’s perspective and I found certain aspects of the contract really interesting.

As it has been said earlier that with the amount of time an employee spends in an office, it’s very much possible for a person to have a relationship with his/her colleague and employer have every reason to feel concerned about it. It’s very much evident that such contracts are there to ward off the complaints like that of favoritism or problems like sexual harassment claims and revenge-motivated complaints in case of a breakup.

And if employer wants to avoid any such situation then what’s the harm. It’s always said that precaution is better than the cure and employer has every right to be cautious. In this world of high professionalism employees can go to any extent for their personal interest and it might hamper the image of an employer. People do feel that through this contract employer is trying to interfere in the private life of the employees. But actually it’s the opposite. Through this contract employer is making sure that you will keep your professional life away from private life. This way they are not discouraging anyone to go for romantic relationships within the company, they are just making sure that you will show utmost commitment towards your work and won’t allow any personal factor to come in between you and your work.

I belong to that category of people who says that “Love happens just like that”. So I never feel that person will look at company's Manual of Policies before indulging in any workplace relationship. But such sort of contract does help in discouraging people who indulge in such activities just for their personal gains.