Sixty per cent of people at work admit to one or more intimate relationship. A recently completed international workplace survey highlights that many people intermingle their private and work lives. Time spent on tasks, the intensity of team relationships and the sharing of common interests make work a multi purpose site, satisfying personal needs as well as ambitions and career drives. Are managers prepared to face such challenges? No. However, through understanding workplace intimacy practices, firm guidance for managers is provided to better prepare them to address such sensitive encounters. MARKET 1: Managers in a wide range of areas, but especially those involved in Human Resources and Employee Relations; Researchers, Academics, and Libraries in Universities and Business and Management Schools, particularly those interested in behaviour at work