How to Offboard Employees

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Someone’s leaving. Here’s how to handle it well, for them, for your team, and for your own sanity.

Most companies are pretty good at onboarding. There’s a plan, a welcome kit, maybe a team lunch. But when someone leaves? Half the time it’s a blur of “can you document your stuff?” emails and a cake from the supermarket.

It doesn’t have to be that way. Offboarding feels complicated because it touches so many people at once: HR, IT, finance, the manager, and the employee who’s leaving. Everyone has tasks. Nobody has a clear picture of what everyone else is doing.

This guide walks through what a great offboarding process actually looks like, so you know exactly what to put in your checklist.

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