Reuters - Regulators need not lift investment caps on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in order to rescue troubled subprime borrowers, but new loan products could help some avoid foreclosure, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter released on Wednesday.

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Reuters - Strong business investment and higher exports drove the U.S. economy ahead at a robust 4 percent annual rate in the second quarter, before the onset of turmoil in credit markets that is expected to brake growth.

If the jobholder believes the problem you're having relates to his or her disability, you must address it now. Lastly, as you create the increased severance package, be aware of the older worker's time to certain retirement benefit milestones. You can't compromise like this, and therefore you should know the proper employee termination techniques. Even though your small business has a lay off notification template, there is still room for mistakes. A jobholder-employer stalemate of this kind can only make it worse and the employer must address the immediately. Downsizing is reducing the small business's workforce.

(Include date, time, place, corroborators and how behavior has affected the supervisor, department and company.) A blank copy of The employee Warning Notice Form is on the next page. If anything, these forms will provide your legal organization or your company's attorney with enough substantiation against the worker should legal problems arise from the lay off. It will likely not the be the last time you here from the separated employee. Describe the Event that Led to the layoff. A worker firing agreement is a legal contract that you, the manager, must sign with the fired employee. It is essential that you prepare suitably for the dismissal meeting. Here are some other alternatives: If the jobholder is a poor performer, you should put the employee into escalating discipline and give him a chance to upgrade. I don't think this is necessary when you obviously state you'll dismiss for the next infraction.