It has to be fairly apparent that the end of this recession is going to usher in a new age for energy use.

After you have made all the cuts in staff and budgets to match the reduced sales volume, what else should management be doing?

Employees older than 40 years are protected from arbitrary layoffs by The Federal Age Discrimination Act.

Times of crisis are great opportunities to reflect on what we do and how we do it.

Temporary layoffs, sometimes called furloughs, are a very good way of controlling costs with minimal disruption to the longer-term goals of the company.

The new business plan must obviously address the cost of labor, both direct and indirect.

We all make the three- or five-year business plan showing our company’s growth when times are good. Rarely does a plan forecast a downturn where sales and profits will be dramatically reduced.

What are the key issues management needs to address?