Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc reported a slightly better-than-expected 10 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday as shoppers seeking relief from deteriorating global economic conditions scoured its aisles for discounts on groceries and medicine.

Britain's Brown seeks to take lead at G-20 summit (AP)

AP - Gordon Brown has been one of the few leaders with a spring in his step since the world economy began to nosedive and he'll be hoping it will carry him to success at a weekend summit on the global financial meltdown.

According to our company policy, I'll be placing a copy of this written notice into your permanent workers file.". *** The small business owner or supervisor just fires a insubordinate employee without following the proper processes. Do you have trouble dealing with employee gross misconduct? ANSWER TO PART A: "Yes." You have a legal action coming for several reasons: 1) You're sacking the 2 workers because they're women and this is wrongful. And, before he or she knows it, some opportunistic attorney-at-law is calling them on the phone asking for a $100,000 (or more) settlement for the "wronged" employee. Unfortunately these will only provide basic information such as worker identification information, the action that required a warning, the time and date, and room for statement by the employer and worker. I can't say more than this until the conference call." Unquestionably, this is going to worry her, but you can't avoid it with a phone termination. Because of the conditions of your separation, further suit will be in place and business lawyers will be in contact to discuss conditions of repaying the firm for (stolen or misused) company items. Make clear to the jobholder that no further recourse is available to try to resolve the problem.

Employee Rights In Layoff: Know What They Are Before You Lay off. Drafting Sample Notification of Layoff for a worker. In the past, I've had a supplier call me within an hour after terminating an employee. Dating back to 1915, employers have included a pink slip with the pay stub notifying the worker of their separation. Tips for Terminating Workforce Tactfully. Either offer the worker his job back or give him a settlement in return for his assurance he won't take litigation. If Rick is working the system, he'll hire an unethical lawyer and say there was another "real" reason you fired him.