Offboarding Checklist
Paperwork
❏ Arrangements and date for last paycheck
❏ Post-employment payment (severance, unemployment)
❏ 401 (k) information
❏ Health insurance information
❏ Non-disclosure and non-compete agreements
❏ Tax documents (W2, 1099-Misc)
❏ Other Benefits (PTO or vacation balances, options)
❏ Official Letter of Resignation (if applicable)
❏ Outstanding Reimbursements
Knowledge Transfer
If you have a replacement hired, make sure they’re aware of the following
information. If not, have the departing employee document all of these:
❏ Technology necessary to do the job (computers, files, special systems)
❏ Special knowledge sources (binders, folders, formal protocols)
❏ Necessary contacts and relationships
❏ Location of Records (accounting documents, etc.)
❏ Useful resources (websites, newsletters, networking venues)
❏ Tasks in process or uncompleted
❏ Status report on all ongoing projects (due dates, deliverables)
❏ Consider having a current employee shadow the departing employee
Exit Interview
This is an opportunity to learn more about your company. Questions you
might ask include:
❏ What did you like most and least ❏ Did you receive enough feedback
about your job? on your job? Did it help?
❏ Were goals and expectations clear ❏ Did you have all the resources
to you? necessary to do your job? If not,
❏ Do you think the job description what else might have helped?
matches these expectations? ❏ Did you feel you had room to grow
Would you change it? here?
❏ Talk about your manager(s). What ❏ Would you work here again?
did they do well? What could they ❏ Would you recommend this
use work on? What are some company or this position to a
recommendations you might give friend? Why or why not?
them (anonymously, of course)
that could help them improve?
❏ Update company directory
❏ Update org chart
Recover Assets ❏ Change company website if
employee’s name is mentioned on
❏ Laptop it
❏ Cell phone ❏ Redirect phone calls
❏ ID Card
❏ Badge
❏ Credit Cards
❏ Parking Tags
❏ Keys
Final Housekeeping:
❏ Update passwords
❏ Remove employee’s online
account
❏ Remove employee from payroll