Employee Terminations
Unfortunately, terminating an employee can become complicated, especially if they had access to many aspects of the business, both physical and electronic.
Here are things to consider when an employee is terminated:
This list may not include everything but it's a good place to start.
Remember that an employee may know or have access to other people's codes and passwords, especially if they had any administration duties. In these cases it's often important to perform a thorough change of everyone's passwords. The longer an employee has been there and the more access they have the more you’ll need to do.
With so many systems existing in the cloud now, it's more important than ever to disable access to systems immediately. It can seem strange to let your technology team know before the employee, but it’s become a necessary step to keep your systems and data safe.
(and even Staff) should be completely separate from your office computer/server network. A terminated employee could come back later, sit outside and connect to your WiFi, but if your WiFi has been properly separated, they'll have access to the Internet and nothing else. So WiFi is usually not too much of a concern.
Here are things to consider when an employee is terminated:
This list may not include everything but it's a good place to start.
Remember that an employee may know or have access to other people's codes and passwords, especially if they had any administration duties. In these cases it's often important to perform a thorough change of everyone's passwords. The longer an employee has been there and the more access they have the more you’ll need to do.
With so many systems existing in the cloud now, it's more important than ever to disable access to systems immediately. It can seem strange to let your technology team know before the employee, but it’s become a necessary step to keep your systems and data safe.
A Note about WiFi
With a properly set up office WiFi network, the WiFi for Guests(and even Staff) should be completely separate from your office computer/server network. A terminated employee could come back later, sit outside and connect to your WiFi, but if your WiFi has been properly separated, they'll have access to the Internet and nothing else. So WiFi is usually not too much of a concern.
