Remote employee offboarding checklist

With remote staff, there’s no desk to clear and no keys to hand back, so access is everything. Timing matters more too, because you can’t watch someone walk out.

Track it in Handover

Access

  • Schedule access removal for the end of their last working day in their time zone.
  • Turn off their main account and sign out all sessions.
  • Remove app accounts and change shared passwords, including any in a shared password manager vault.

Equipment

  • Send a prepaid return box for laptops and accessories.
  • Track the return and record serial numbers when it arrives.
  • Wipe and reset devices before reissuing them.

Handover

  • Move their files, documents and customer threads to a teammate.
  • Record what was done and when.

Questions

What if they don’t send the laptop back?

Follow up in writing and keep the record. If the device is managed, you may be able to lock it remotely. Either way, their accounts should already be off.

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