A good exit protects the company and leaves the door open. This employee offboarding checklist covers the paperwork, the handover, returning equipment and removing access — the same steps for every departure.
Paperwork and final pay, a knowledge handover, returning equipment, removing access to every system, and an exit interview. Following the same steps every time is what keeps anything from slipping through.
When should system access be removed?
On the employee’s last day — immediately for an involuntary exit — including shared accounts whose passwords they knew. It sits with the equipment section so it’s never forgotten.