The last day
Property, access, accounts, handover and the announcement — the day everything has to actually happen.
What the Last Day Has to Produce
The eight things a last working day has to produce — access, property, handover, data, pay, documents, announcement, file — and their order.
Closing Access Without Breaking the Handover
A staged sequence for closing system access at the end of employment, what cannot be revoked person by person, and the accounts nobody has a list of.
Company Property, and the Things That Are Not
Running a property return that produces a usable record, what to do when something is not returned, and why deducting the value is rarely simple.
The Handover List That Names People
Getting a handover worth something: the question that produces a short honest list, naming a person not a team, and when there is no notice.
Work That Lives in a Personal Account
What to do about company work held in personal email, drives, phones and messaging apps when somebody leaves, and why asking is more effective than demanding.
Who Tells the Team, and in What Words
Agreeing the departure announcement with the person, why the first version is the one that sticks, and the constraint it places on every reference that follows.
Garden Leave and the Day That Is Not a Day
Working notice, garden leave and payment in lieu: what each does to post-termination restrictions, and why the last day is not the end date.