Workplace Safety and the Offboarding Process: Strategies for Managing Employment Terminations

Short summary

This article outlines strategies for safely managing employee terminations, including pre-termination risk assessments, careful planning of termination meetings, and prompt revocation of system and building access. It emphasizes collaboration between HR, legal counsel, and security professionals to minimize risk. High-threat terminations may require threat-assessment teams, crisis-response plans, and coordination with local law enforcement.

• •Conduct pre-termination risk assessments reviewing disciplinary history and behavioral indicators
• •Plan termination meetings in private neutral locations with two representatives present
• •Coordinate immediate access revocation with IT to prevent security vulnerabilities

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