With so much technology at our fingertips, it’s easy to reminisce about the old-fashioned way of doing things. For example, it’s fun to retrieve a card from an actual mailbox or hold a freshly taken Polaroid picture. However, when it comes to employee separations, the conventional way is time-consuming, difficult, and error-prone.

A recent article highlighted the many ways technology can streamline the separation process:‍

• Enables key teams — like HR, employee relations, DEI, legal, and finance — to work together using a central hub with automated workflows

• Leverages built-in assessment tools to promote compliance with employment law and corporate policy

• Employs configurable templates to automate document creation rather than relying on spreadsheets and mail-merge functionality

• Uses rules-based document generation to create separation agreements with custom language, such as severance details or legally required disclosures related to the WARN Act or the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act

To learn more about the modern approach to separations, read NEW TECHNOLOGY EASES EMPLOYEE EXITS, originally written for SHRM by Dave Zielinski.