Is it legal for a boss to marry another employee and still work together?
Rachael asked:
I work at a security company. We go by a chain of command in this company. Our site supervisor is the Captain and our day shift supervisor is our Leutinant. The other supervisor’s are Sergants and anything below that is just called officers. I was wandering if it is legal for my captain and my leutinant to marry and still work here at the same company, during the same hours, on the same days. I know it seriously messes up our chain of command because if you have a problem with one supervisor you can’t go to the other.
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I work at a security company. We go by a chain of command in this company. Our site supervisor is the Captain and our day shift supervisor is our Leutinant. The other supervisor’s are Sergants and anything below that is just called officers. I was wandering if it is legal for my captain and my leutinant to marry and still work here at the same company, during the same hours, on the same days. I know it seriously messes up our chain of command because if you have a problem with one supervisor you can’t go to the other.
December 29th, 2009 at 10:21 am
This depends on company policy. I personally think that the company should make the couple work different shifts or at different locations, but if there are no policies against it, than no it is not illegal. HAGAR!!!
December 30th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
no du h ★★★★★
January 2nd, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Yes it is legal.
Some companies have a policy against married people working together. However, not all companies have this policy and are ok with married people working together.
Just because they are married does not mean the chain of command does not apply. MSAD
January 5th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
There is no law against it. This solely based off of company policy on whether or not it is allowed. Zach
January 7th, 2010 at 7:13 am
Sure it’s legal. But what you should be looking at is company policy or union contract. A lot of places will not allow spouses to work together (or often even date) if one supervises the other. Check with human resources. Oldlady
January 8th, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Nothing illegal but may or may not violate company policy. Many do not want couples working at same location. Akward for reasons you mentioned. Better if they can work at different location. sweet.caroline
January 10th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
I think either or both of them would need to recuse themselves from any potential situation where their personal relationship would interfere with their professional duties. In other words where a personal conflict of interest would come up.
Also at least one may need to ask for a transfer to a different section or may even have to resign if ethically dubious situations cannot be avoided syliefrye