Published: Saturday, May 5, 2007 | 2:24 PM ET
Canadian Press

NEW YORK (AP) – Whether it’s the flattering fluorescent lighting or the intimate privacy of the office cubicle, the workplace is fertile ground for those with a wandering eye.

More than one-third of people who admit to infidelity cheat on their spouses with co-workers, according to a study by MSNBC.com and iVillage.com. (Friends were philanderers’ first choice.)

The survey also suggests that the more money men make, the more likely they are to cheat, says Josey Miller, iVillage love and sex editor.

For women, income had no relationship to their propensity to be unfaithful, she said.

Opinions about what behaviours constitute cheating also differed between the sexes. Nearly three-quarters of women consider sending flirtatious e-mails to a co-worker cheating, compared with just over half of men.

Regardless of who’s right on that one, has all that sexual harassment training taught us nothing? Back away from the send button.

More than 70,000 respondents participated in the survey.

May 4 2007

By John Duckers, Business Editor

Nearly half of all divorcing couples use a private investigator to check on whether or not their partner is cheating on them.

And with good reason, as the number of people having an affair continues to rocket, according to new research from Grant Thornton.

The accountancy firm found that 49 per cent of all divorcing couples in the UK during 2006 used a private investigator. In 2005 when only 18 per cent resorted to such methods.

Far more women than men resorted to such methods – in 30 per cent of cases against 19 per cent where men were checking up on their wives.

The figures were part of a survey which assessed trends in the matrimonial market and canvassed the views and opinions of family lawyers.