AFP - London's FTSE 100 index of top companies stood at 5,5470.90 points, a loss of 0.12 percent, weighed down by losses to heavyweight mining shares.

Rising inflation hits German confidence (AP)
AP - Consumer confidence in Europe's biggest economy slid for a third straight month, falling to a more than 5-year low as higher energy prices, growing fears of a recession and concern about the global economy bothered German shoppers.
(Of course, when your small business already has policies and methods about layoffs, these supersede the list below.) If you were the ex-worker's supervisor, you'll probably be your own "star witness." Since you have had the most dealings with the worker, you're the best individual to testify about his behavior. How to: Worker Written notification. 9) How To Lay off a worker For Off-Duty Behavior And Lifestyle. If you sacked the employee in the morning, this meeting generally will occur in the early afternoon.

A medium risk lay off is either: As a boss or supervisor, you may feel that a jobholder's actions warrant immediate dismissal or dismissing them before their contract expires. The sad part is they could have avoided all this if they had followed the proper separation process. For example, you'll probably need to draft a severance package for the employee. It will assist you communicate with the employee and you'll not leave anything out. Dan was a valuable member of our senior management team. If the written notification does not work, you need to sack the person. If the new hire repeatedly cannot meet the job requirements, then give him a verbal notification. In such cases, you should only give this benefit to a long tenured, productive worker to whom you want to give one final chance. Notification #2: "Medium Risk" Layoff Notice - For Terrible performance And Misbehavior. For example, don't layoff a bunch of older workforce and, then refill the positions with younger workers 6 months later.