JOB SPECIAL.....HOW TO EXIT YOUR COMPANY?

On exit mode? 

How would you want to exit your company – on a bitter or better note?

    In each employee’s corporate life, there comes a point wherein he/she makes a choice to leave the company. In such a case, the employer should make sure that the departure is smooth. “Employees should always have a well-structured action plan that would help them in making a smooth transition to their new job. The formal employee separation process starts from the time the employee gives a notice to his/her reporting manager, though it actually starts at an earlier stage when the employee creates a mindset around the intention to quit,” notes Rajneesh Mishra, AVP – HR, Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance.
    “Taking the wrong approach can lead to a bad reference in the future. On the other hand, correct resignation etiquette can contribute to continued success in both, the personal and professional development of an employee,” says Manmohan Kalsy, executive director, HR, Xerox India.
    Arvind Laddha, CEO and MD, Vantage Insurance Brokers and Risk Advisors feels that some employees are indifferent when they are on exit mode. “They tend to blame their employers for their exit by attributing frivolous reasons. This may influence existing employees in a negative way,” says Laddha. Commenting on how HR can handle such a situation, Debi Prasad Das, head HR, Atos India says, “It is advisable to engage in a continuous dialogue and counselling with the employees during their notice period or connect with their reporting managers as it helps immensely for a smooth transition.”
    Bajaj Allianz has an ‘Online Separation Module (OSM)’, wherein all the offline, timeconsuming paper work concerning employee separation is replaced by an online, easy, user-friendly, automated module that eases out the separation process for both - employees and the HR team. “This helps the HR team to know the actual reasons of separation that in turn helps in implementing corrective actions for the future,” concludes Mishra. Hence, there are ways to make the exiting process hasslefree and cordial for both the parties involved and they ought to be followed to ensure a healthy long-term relationship.

HERE ARE A FEW WAYS TO EXIT ON A GOOD NOTE,
ACCORDING TO SUDHIR DHAR, SENIOR VP – HR, MOTILAL
OSWAL FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD:

1 Don’t be a ‘honeymooner’ – It is important to remember that though you are on a notice period, you aren’t exempted from the rules, regulations, policies and procedures pertaining to the company;

2 Proper handover is a must – Work half done is equal to work not done at all. It is important from the individual and team point of view that the employee, during his/her notice period, gives a thorough handover to the new person such that his/her absence doesn’t cause any hassles;

3 Don’t harbour the ‘grapes are sour’ attitude – Just because you are leaving the organisation doesn’t mean you need to highlight any limitations and start badmouthing.

Sheetal Srivastava Reddy TAS121003