Does publix supermarket have a policy covering fraternization?

Answer 1

Yes and no. Publix does not hinder personal relationships between employees. However there are a few rules to this policy. Employees who are of equal status (that is, not managers or management personnel) are able to see each other socially. Should a relationship develop, it is best to tell your manager about it so to avoid conflict in the workplace. Options for resolving potential problems are to shift one of the employees to a different section of the store or even to a different store. Dating between different stores personnel is perfectly acceptable and avoids the appearance of improper conduct.

Should a member of the management team decide to enter a relationship, the rules change. Such relationships are difficult and very hard to approach in an honest fashion. However it can be done. The relationship must not be between employees of the same store, and all management personnel should know of the ongoing relationship to assist in the proper condut of that relationship. In other words, it is too easy to for claims of sexual harrassment to surface in relationships between management and store employees if they work in the same store. Here have been, and are, marriages between personnel that have been very successful, but the employees in question never work in the same store.

Short version, each case is handled in an individual manner in order to avoid even the appearance of impropriety and to decrease the possibility of lawsuits.