ISC Guide on Managing Risk of Adverse/Involuntary Employee Separations

Adverse or involuntary employee separations may pose a risk for workplace violence or other undesirable events. While difficult to predict how an employee will respond, it is possible to mitigate risk with the use of an effective threat assessment and risk management strategy. Managing Risk of Adverse/Involuntary Employee Separations: An Interagency Security Committee Guide provides recommendations to consider before, during, and after the separation of an employee to mitigate any potential risk.

The guide provides best practices on the following:

• How to conduct an employee separation risk assessment and categorize that risk
• Keys to success for notifying the employee
• Managing access to facilities and information technology (IT) systems
• Remote worker considerations
• Post-separation vigilance

This guide also offers recommendations for a risk-based removal and exiting security checklist.