Common Offboarding Mistakes to Avoid
The common offboarding mistakes to avoid share a cause. Everything is left to the final day, when the person is already mentally gone.
- Revoking access before the handover has actually happened, so knowledge leaves with them.
- Missing access entirely on systems nobody remembers they were set up on, including third-party platforms.
- Assets never listed, so nobody can say what was issued or is owed back.
- Final pay calculated on a leave balance nobody reconciled.
- Records archived somewhere unreachable, when they still have to be retained.
- An exit interview held by the manager the person is leaving because of.
Every one of these is fixed by the same thing, which is starting the process at notice rather than on the last morning.
The Fair Work Ombudsman covers final pay and record retention. This is general information rather than legal advice, and obligations vary by state and territory.
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