How do I remove an employee? (Desktop)

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*Line Managers will be able to remove their own employees, regardless of their permission level

While you're obviously an excellent employer (our favourite, actually) occasionally staff may still leave. Treacherous wretches. Console yourself by removing them from your Shiftie account while telling yourself that you deserved better anyway.

Changing employee status to 'Ex-employee'

1. Head over to the team page by clicking on the 'Team' icon on the left of your screen. 
2. Find the team member, either by scrolling through the list or using the magnifying glass button at the top of the screen to search, then click on them to open their profile. 
3. Click the bin icon in the top right of the page. Make sure that Ex-employee is selected, then click 'Update Status'.
   
4. Remind yourself that you're an excellent employer who deserves better and treat yourself to a biscuit. You deserve it.

Deleting or anonymising an employee

1. Head over to the team page by clicking on the 'Team' icon on the left of your screen.
2. Find the team member, either by scrolling through the list or using the magnifying glass button at the top of the screen to search.
   1. If you've previously set the employee's status to 'ex-employee' you'll need to open the filter menu and set 'Status' to show ex-employees.
      
3. Once you've found the team member click on their name to open their profile.
   
4. Click the bin icon in the top-right of the page to open the 'Delete employee' pop-up.
5. You'll be given the option to just set the employee's status to 'ex-employee' and leave it at that if you still want to be able to view their historical shifts, timesheets, and reports.
6. If you don't need their details at all anymore, you can select the 'Delete' option instead. This will remove almost all of their data from your account and anonymise the rest, just leaving non-identifiable information such as how many employees were working on a given day. You won't be able to view the employee's profile and we won't store their details behind the scenes. This change is entirely irreversible, so think very carefully before you do it.
7. Once you've chosen your preferred option, click to confirm at the bottom of the page for the change to take effect. The employee will be removed and you'll be able to move on. Physically at least, if not emotionally.