OK, but I still don't see what HR could do in those cases with prior knowledge that they could not do with knowledge at the time an issue is raised. For exampl

OK, but I still don't see what HR could do in those cases with prior knowledge that they could not do with knowledge at the time an issue is raised. For example, if I have just been fired by the manager who I just dumped, I go to HR and have them resolve the situation then and explain the conflict of interest given that we were in a relationship. The manager is given a talking to, I keep my job and the situation is resolved. Please explain how this situation plays out differently under your rules.