Employee offboarding
program where an employee ends their relationship with a company
Employee offboarding describes the separation process when an employee leaves a company. The offboarding process might involve a phased transfer of knowledge from the departing employee to a new or existing employee; an exit interview; return of any company property; and various processes from the company's human resources, information technology, or legal functions.
Purpose
An employee may leave a company through resignation, termination of employment and layoffs, retirement, or for other reasons. When this happens, the company will face several risks. These may include incomplete projects, loss of communication with clients, security risks, compliance risks, and other factors. An employee offboarding process is generally designed to mitigate risks and potential losses in the separation process.
Offboarding often includes the collection of feedback from the exiting employee about their experience in the organization and possible improvements to its culture. It is considered the final phase of an employee lifecycle, including recruitment, onboarding, development, retention, and exit or offboarding.
Steps and workflows
Employee offboarding consists of numerous steps and workflows. These may include:
Documenting standard operating procedures (SOPs) and knowledge transfer, including contact lists, file and record locations, and status reports on ongoing projects and tasks
Software removal
Termination of logins and/or accounts such as bank accounts, phones, and email addresses, with redirection to a new responsible party
Asset reclamation, such as computer hardware and other devices
Finalize paperwork such as Non-Disclosure Agreements, health and retirement benefits, Non-compete agreements, tax documents, and outstanding reimbursements as well as any documentation required for compliance, particularly in regulated industries
Removal from company website, social media profiles, org charts, and other active publications
Reclamation or destruction of sensitive and security items such as ID badges, parking tags, uniforms, and access cards or keys
Exit interviews that may include questionnaires and surveys, as well as reviewing the information collected by company stakeholders, can be conducted effectively through an LMS platform
Best practices
Employee offboarding includes several best practices.> It should be a positive experience for the employee and the company.
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