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Recruitment
OFFICE PARTY POLITICS
Recruitment
columnist
It’s that time of year Katherine
again: offi ce Christmas Cowan is an
party season. What independent
lies in store this year? diversity
consultant.
For more
information
The offi ce Christmas party go to: www.
offers a wide range of katherine
possibilities, from professional cowan.net
networking to regrettable unpleasant: “My Secret Santa following bad behaviour at the
romantic liaison, plus the chance gift was a dildo. I’d opened it in offi ce Christmas party.
to see Dave from accounts front of my boss. I was so On a more positive note,
doing his best Travolta mortifi ed, I left the party and it’s an opportunity to network
impersonation. When I quizzed left the job shortly after.” with people who you might
my lesbian friends, most had a What goes on at the party not normally see. You can
tale to tell. is the employer’s responsibility, make some useful contacts.
“One year, two of my even if the festivities take place If you can get yourself
straight female colleagues outside the offi ce. If a colleague remembered (for the right
tried to snog me,” remembers is out of order, you have the reasons!) by the people who
Sophie. “I later found out one right to report it to your are responsible for
of the blokes had been trying manager or HR. In one survey, promotions, pay rises and
to arrange some girl-on-girl three out of four bosses said contract-renewal, you may
action for his own that a member of their staff have an even happier New
entertainment.” has threatened to take a case Year to look forward to.
Lisa’s experience was pretty to an employment tribunal Season’s greetings everyone!
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