Friendships and work don’t mix, say HR professionals

Three
out of four HR professionals say they would not employ a friend to work for
them directly due to the difficulties of objective management.

The
research, by online jobsite Fish4jobs, finds that the problems of employing a
friend outweighs the advantages.

Almost
two-thirds of the 200 HR respondents surveyed believe it is more difficult to
maintain a professional relationship. 86 per cent think it would be awkward to highlight
the sub-standard work of a friend.

Guidelines
for the employment of friends exist only in 4 per cent of organisations, with 1
per cent of employers in the process of developing guidelines. 

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Six
out of ten respondents claim that Transport Secretary Steven Byers treatment of
spin doctor Jo Moore is an example of judgement impaired by friendship.

By Paul Nelson