Employee Exits *IN PERSON*
$250 + HST
Next Offering
March 12, 2025
08:30 AM -
12:00 PM (NST)
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
This course is part of the Strategic Human Resources Management Program.
Instructor(s)
Laura Cashin
An alumna of the University of Waterloo, Laura has more than 17 years of progressive leadership experience in the field of human resources. Starting her career with tech giant BlackBerry, Laura experienced their rapid growth while working in their European, Asian, and North American divisions.
A strategic and creative human resources leader. Laura has supported employees in a broad range of industries including high -tech, industrial operations, advertising, aviation, education and aerospace and most recently in the renewable energy sector. As owner and operator of Blueprint Human Resources Laura helped small-to-medium-size businesses build positive company cultures through strong HR practices. Recently Laura joined the industry leading team at World Energy GH2, contributing her skills and passion to project Nujio'qonik which will be Canada's first commercial green hydrogen and ammonia producer.
Laura is also a busy mom of two, a wife, daughter, sister and friend. She is on the Board of Directors of St. John's Homestead Inc., a non-profit organization that aims to address homelessness through the housing and rehousing of vulnerable and at-risk adults across the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.