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AFP - London stocks finished slightly lower on Thursday with poor results from top firms like BT Group adding to a pessimistic view of the global economy.

G7 powers converge on Rome as crisis rages (Reuters)

Reuters - G7 finance ministers headed to Rome to discuss the global economic crisis on Friday with a warning from Germany that the world could be plunged back into the dark days of the 1930s if governments resorted to protectionism.

ADDITIONAL INFO But it's rare the "bad apple" miraculously becomes a model employee, so the chances are good you can build a strong case for lay off. I think you would make a wonderful full-time mother." This is a obviously an improper comment which will enrage the jobholder. In a Cornell University study a few years ago, researchers found the bad handling of a separation meeting and its aftermath was the primary cause for a improper layoff suit. In such cases you are not handling problem employees; you are handling difficult situations. How it is done affects the entire workforce and the overall company productivity. For instance, a troublesome worker shows up late for the second time in a week, with an excuse so full of holes you can see daylight on the other side. During such proceedings, the employee will claim the termination was improper. Also, fighting the claim can cause a esprit de corps problem back in your department. After the introduction and cutting off any small talk, you should tell the jobholder she's separated.

If they are a popular and instrumental key to your workers then you may give them heed and listen to their reasoning behind being bad. If you eventually layoff a worker for sexual harassment, you need this legal proof to support your decision. But, you might have a difficult time finding an attorney willing to work on samples for you without having a case - and you must have samples available well before you want to fire a worker. After this, you want to state concisely and clearly your rationale for the layoff. In the worst case scenario, the jobholder will take actions that hurt your small company. In other words, it is not a good public relations move to terminate workforce without prior knowledge.