It seems to be in very poor conduct for an employer to discuss, by name, the performance of an employee. In the U.S. the employee would likely have grounds for

It seems to be in very poor conduct for an employer to discuss, by name, the performance of an employee. In the U.S. the employee would likely have grounds for a lawsuit. Regardless of location, this does come down to a he-said, she-said type argument and private conversations such as these are not appropriate to share with the public. IMHO.