Understand best practices when concluding employment relationships, how to learn from them and minimize impact to company culture.  

There are many ways employees may leave an organization, whether it be a resignation, layoff, termination, or retirement, it is important that HR professionals are confident they are concluding the employment relationship correctly.

This course will examine the various ways an employee might exit the organization, the considerations for each, tools and best practices HR professionals need to know to be prepared, compliant and compassionate during this phase of the employee lifecycle.  Layoffs are difficult for all those involved, this course will examine the impact layoffs have on company culture and what HR teams can do to minimize them.  

Key Learning Outcomes

• Understand the difference between temporary, permanent, and mass termination.
• Identify primary considerations for exit preparation.
• Practice how to prepare, coach, and conduct a termination.
• Examine the role and value of the exit interview.

Course Duration: half-day | Continuing Education Contact Hours: 3.5 | Price: $300 *Subject to change when scheduled.

This course is part of the Strategic Human Resources Management Program

Instructor(s)

Laura Cashin (she/her)

An alumna of the University of Waterloo, Laura has over 18 years of experience in the field of Human Resources. Starting her career with tech giant BlackBerry, Laura experienced both their rapid growth and decline while working in their European, Asian, and North American headquarters.

A strategic and creative human resource leader Laura has supported employees in a broad range of industries including high-tech, industrial operations, advertising, aviation, education, aerospace, non-profit and renewable energy.

As owner and operator of Blueprint Human Resources Laura specializes in translating business vision and values into strong HR practices. Blueprint HR helps small-to-medium sized businesses design, build, and support positive company cultures through strong HR practices.

Laura is also a busy mom, a wife, daughter, sister and friend who strives to live and lead with authenticity while championing the HR profession and supporting other HR professionals.