People-first employee offboarding software.
An employee’s last day is as important as their first. Gusto’s intuitive employee offboarding software with automated workflows and built-in checklists help you simplify transitions and leave a lasting, positive impression—all while streamlining HR and keeping you compliant.
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Cultivate fonder farewells
Make sure your valued team members feel like humans, not like line items, when it comes to their last day.
Gain valuable insights
From exit interviews to custom reporting, employee turnover data can help you make targeted decisions to better your business.
Worry-free compliance
Gusto can help automate offboarding on everything from transitioning benefits to paying out PTO, taking complexity off your plate.
“Reporting and documentation make it easy to stay compliant, work with accountants/government agencies, and keep track of labor trends.”
People-first offboarding
Put your people before the paperwork.
"When will I get my last paycheck? What happens with my benefits and PTO?” An employee’s last day can be both confusing and emotional. Don’t let it get overshadowed by stacks of paperwork. Gusto’s people-first offboarding software helps you make sure questions are answered, loose ends are tied, and your employees feel as valued and heard as they did on day one.
Custom workflows
Automate offboarding from start to finish.
Gusto’s built-in offboarding checklist with automated workflows and time-sensitive task reminders help you stay one step ahead of complexity—and make sure you get it done right. Assign offboarding tasks with custom due dates to any team member on everything from conducting exit interviews to collecting hardware. Plus you can add custom tasks and templates to streamline future dismissals.
Built-in compliance
Take the headaches out of complex compliance.
It’s hard saying goodbye to valued team members, and staying compliant is the last thing you want to worry about on an employee’s last day. Whether voluntary or involuntary, we’ll help you stay on top of federal and state regulations including transitioning healthcare to COBRA, paying out PTO, and state-by-state regulations for how and when last paychecks are paid.
FAQ
Without employee offboarding software, offboarding an employee can be confusing, time-consuming, and risky. You need to consider not only the personal needs of the employee and how to transition their workload, but also stay on top of time-sensitive compliance issues that vary from state to state. These include your requirements as an employer in terms of health coverage, paying out remaining PTO, and how and when an employee receives their final paycheck.
Employee offboarding software is any platform that helps make the employee offboarding process a little smoother. Offboarding software will include things like offboarding checklists, and federal and state compliance for final paychecks, PTO, and benefits. And the best employee offboarding software will put your employees first, making sure they feel heard, leaving a positive lasting impression on your brand and business.
Offboarding automation is a key piece of staying compliant during the offboarding process. Automated workflows populate tasks for managers and team leaders, as well as departing employees, to make sure paperwork is submitted on time and nothing falls through the cracks. Outstanding tasks can be seen on your dashboard as soon as you sign into Gusto, along with due dates for any critical pieces.
While both onboarding and offboarding are crucial parts of the employee lifecycle, they are handled very differently. Onboarding software will focus on collecting employee data, new hire tax registration, and welcoming them to the company with org charts, company directories, and personalized welcome emails. Offboarding software is meant to keep your business compliant with federal and state regulations while easing your employee’s transition away from the company.
It’s critical you stay compliant when it’s time to say goodbye to an employee. Regulations vary by state, but you’ll need to know how and when they must receive their last paycheck, stay compliant with continued healthcare coverage through COBRA, and make sure any unused PTO is paid out as well. Luckily Gusto can help you stay one step ahead of compliance, no matter which state you’re operating in.
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