What HR Can Learn From the Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam’ Moment

Tech company Astronomer found themselves in the news recently for the now viral Coldplay scandal, involving the head of HR and the CEO, both of whom are no longer with the company. These thorny situations can prove to be difficult for companies to navigate. How should workplace challenges be dealt with, especially when HR is caught in the thick of the drama?

Labor and Employment Partner, Domenique Camacho Moran, shares her insights with HR Dive on how businesses can mitigate and manage a situation like the Coldplay kiss cam fiasco.

From the article:

“I certainly think that having a policy internally that prohibits romantic relationships between subordinates and supervisors is one component,” Domenique Camacho Moran, partner at Farrell Fritz, told HR Dive.

“The second thing is having good rules around what is appropriate workplace conduct — even if there is not a rule that prohibits any sort of romantic relationship,” Moran continued. 

And employees should understand that conduct policies apply even to events like co-worker outings, Moran said. “Workplaces can be not just the office where we work, but it’s any place where we have a work-related activity.”

Read the article here: What HR can learn from the Coldplay ‘kiss cam’ moment | HR Dive