When Is A Conversation Ever Officially "Off The Record"?

Question: How helpful would it be for an employer to be able to sit down with an employee and have a frank and open discussion about the business, the employee's performance, their future, or any other issues that have been rumbling along, and for these conversations to be protected?

Answer: Very?

Will Protected Conversations become a reality?

According to David Cameron, in the not too distant future, these open discussions between employer and employee will hopefully become more commonplace as they will be legally "protected". What this will mean is that both employers and employees will be able to have a detailed discussion about changes to the business, including redundancies and ongoing employment, or issues with performance, without the fear of the threat of legal proceedings.