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In an economic downturn, employers need to be even more careful with their hiring decisions. And recent graduates from some of the best schools may not have the skills that matter most in the new global knowledge economy. From the author of The Global Achievement Gap, here are seven survival skills that employees need in today's workplace. Continue

AFP - Outgoing US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said replacement Tim Geithner and his incoming team needed no lessons from him in tackling the financial crisis, in an interview published Wednesday.

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ADDITIONAL INFO Progressive discipline is not necessary for gross misconduct, such as sexual harassment, theft, fighting, or cursing out a supervisor. If this is medium-risk termination, you'll normally negotiate a larger severance to make the dismissed employee go away quietly. How To Fill Out The worker Warning Notice. For example, a productivity incident could be missing 3 deadlines over the past 2 weeks with a triggering event of missing a deadline for a substantial customer's report. Remember when discussing the situation with a jobholder to continue to reiterate why it is important that they don't behave in this way. Because it is important document, most employers start with an employment termination notification sample. Separating Employees Guide: Items to Cover. *It should include the reason you're writing the letter.

I'll go over all of this with you. In this role, the Personnel professional eases the employee's career transition, reduces his anger, answers his benefits questions and ensures the jobholder receives all benefits he's due. But since most employees, even the insubordinate employees, fall into the former group, it's perhaps worthwhile to figure out how best to deal with them. Deciding the proper remedial measures in response to misbehavior in workplace environments is a delicate balance. Like terrible productivity, don't terminate a worker immediately for minor misbehavior. As you complete the form, you should think through the jobholder's behaviors, how it violates company policy and what the employee should do to change. Do not back down from your decision, and use the firing memorandum to guide you through the exit interview procedure. If the worker believes the problem you are having relates to his or her disability, you should address it now.