http://www.gordonsllp.comBlog http://www.gordonsllp.com/blog/employment-penalties-for-blowing-the/15380It has been recently reported that Osita Mba, a solicitor at HM Revenue and Customs, is being investigated, and facing the possibility of dismissal, by his employer for having made a disclosure. Subjecting an employee to a detriment for making a protected disclosure is prohibited by law. The matter has been ongoing for some time now and it is only recently that Osita Mba's identity has been revealed. Osita Mba notified the National Audit...16/12/2011 http://www.gordonsllp.com/blog/employment-prime-minister%e2%80%99s-workplace/15293The Prime Minister’s recent proposal that employers should be able to have ‘protected conversations’ with employees could prove to be counter-productive. Mr Cameron has acted for the right reasons but come up with the wrong solution which, if implemented, would lead to a rise in litigation. All good managers are already well able to have frank conversations about performance with employees and it doesn’t matter to them whether those are...02/12/2011