Checklist

IT Offboarding Checklist for Employee Exits

Complete IT offboarding checklist ensuring clean, secure employee departures.

Purpose

This checklist ensures every employee departure is handled securely and completely.

Last Working Day

  • Disable directory account
  • Revoke all application access
  • Remove from distribution lists
  • Reset API keys
  • Remove VPN and WiFi access
  • Collect all IT assets
  • Inspect returned hardware
  • Perform data sanitisation
  • Update asset registry

Data Transfer

  • Forward emails
  • Transfer file ownership
  • Transfer project ownership

Post-Exit

  • Confirm access revoked
  • Archive email (90 days)
  • Run security scan
  • Close offboarding ticket

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