There are no laws to stop a boss from having an office romance with a subordinate, but the imbalance of power in the relationship matters when it comes to whether the relationship is consensual or not.
The revelation of John Tory’s relationship with a former staffer has raised questions about the ethics of a workplace romance where a power imbalance is in play.
While many of these relationships don’t violate any policy or law, it becomes problematic when it happens between an executive and a subordinate, as in the case of the mayor and the 31-year-old woman who had worked in his office, some legal experts say.
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