Overview

• ITV has enforced a new policy requiring employees to disclose any personal relationships at work, whether familial, sexual, or platonic. Non-disclosure may result in disciplinary action, including dismissal.
• The policy comes in response to the incident involving Phillip Schofield, a former presenter on ITV's 'This Morning', who had an undisclosed affair with a younger colleague.
• Under the new policy, all staff members, including freelancers, consultants, contractors, apprentices, agency staff, volunteers, and those on work experience are required to disclose any relationship to the company at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Employees are being asked to report any breaches of this policy, with the promise of anonymity and protection from victimization.
• The policy revision follows allegations and controversy about workplace culture at ITV channels, specifically after the resignation of Schofield and his co-presenter Holly Willoughby.