# Offboarding | | Employee **Offboarding** describes the separation process when an employee leaves a company. The offboarding process might involve a phased transfer of knowledge from the departing employee to a new or existing employee; an exit interview; return of any company property; and various processes from the company's human resources, information technology, or legal functions. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Employee offboarding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Employee_offboarding) | Make it as positive as possible - foster possibility for ongoing relationship Feedback - exit interview - ways to improve knowledge transfer, including contact lists, file and record locations, and status reports on ongoing projects and tasks Software removal Permissions and access removal Asset reclamation Employee separation agreements - https://gusto.com/resources/articles/hr/termination/employee-separation-agreement