Are Offboarding Processes Ready for Today’s Complex Workforce Changes?
2026 Workforce Transition Benchmark Report: How organizations are managing offboarding, compliance, and severance amid more frequent and complex workforce changes.
Inside the Report
Onwards HR partnered with SHRM to survey HR professionals to understand how organizations are managing offboarding and workforce transitions today — and where they see the biggest challenges, risks, and opportunities.
Chapter 1: The Maturity Gap
Most organizations are still early in their offboarding process maturity.
Chapter 2: Complexity Is Outpacing Process
Compliance, coordination, and risk continue to be major challenges.
Chapter 3: The Cost of Getting It Wrong
Gaps in offboarding create real financial, legal, and cultural impact.
Chapter 4: The Technology Gap
Many organizations rely on manual processes and disconnected tools.
Chapter 5: Building a More Mature Process
A connected, compliant, and compassionate approach is within reach.