Global Termination, Redundancy & Final Pay Kit (2026 Edition)

GLOBAL TERMINATION, REDUNDANCY & FINAL PAY KIT (2026 EDITION)

11-Page Editable Exit, Redundancy & Final Pay System | USA • EU • UK • PH • CA • AU • UAE

Employee exits are one of the highest legal-risk moments in HR.

One mistake in process, notice, documentation, or final pay can lead to:

• Wrongful termination claims

• DOLE / Fair Work / labor court cases

• Underpayment / severance disputes

• Government audit exposure

• Reputational damage

The GLOBAL TERMINATION, REDUNDANCY & FINAL PAY KIT (2026 EDITION) gives HR teams and business owners a complete, multi-country framework to manage:

✅ Dismissals
✅ Redundancies & layoffs
✅ End-of-contract
✅ Resignations & job abandonment
✅ Final pay & separation pay
✅ Documentation, notices & appeals

Across USA, EU, UK, Philippines, Canada, Australia, and UAE—in one structured, editable kit.

Perfect for:

• HR Managers & HR Directors

• People & Culture Leaders

• Global & remote-first companies

• BPOs, shared services, & EOR providers

• HR & employment law consultants

⭐ What’s Inside the Global Termination, Redundancy & Final Pay Kit

1️⃣ Global Termination Policy (Master Policy)

A clear, lawyer-style master policy that sets the global standard for all exits.

Covers:

• Purpose: exits must be legal, documented, respectful, secure, non-discriminatory & consistent

• Scope: full-time, part-time, probationary, fixed-term, casual (CA/AU), contractors (where applicable), remote/hybrid

• Grounds for termination:

  • Resignation

  • End-of-contract

  • Redundancy/retrenchment

  • Just cause / misconduct

  • Poor performance

  • Abandonment

  • Mutual separation

• Compliance requirements:

  • Local notice periods

  • Local dismissal procedure

  • Evidence and documentation

  • Clear, humane communication

  • Data privacy

  • Final pay deadlines

This becomes your global offboarding “rulebook”.

2️⃣ Country-Specific Termination Rules (7 Major Jurisdictions)

Concise, HR-friendly legal summaries for:

• 🇺🇸 USA – At-will limits, Title VII/ADA/ADEA, WARN, state final pay deadlines, protected classes, retaliation risks.

• 🇬🇧 UK – Fair reason + fair process, ACAS Code, redundancy requirements, statutory notice, mandatory appeal rights.

• 🇪🇺 EU – Objective grounds, strong procedural fairness, works councils, social plans, notice periods, appeal via labor courts.

• 🇵🇭 PH – Just vs Authorized Cause, twin-notice rule, DOLE process, separation pay rules, NLRC appeal rights.

• 🇨🇦 CA – Just cause standard, without-cause notice or severance, provincial ESA, group terminations, human rights protections.

• 🇦🇺 AU – Fair Work Act, NES, unfair dismissal test (harsh/unjust/unreasonable), redundancy rules, final pay deadlines.

• 🇦🇪 UAE – Labour Law 2021, notice requirements, probation, gratuity, MOHRE processes, performance/misconduct dismissals.

Ideal for HR teams who need quick, structured legal reference without reading full legislation every time.

3️⃣ Global Termination & Compliance Checklists

• Universal Termination Checklist:

  • Confirm legal grounds

  • Review local law

  • Validate documentation & evidence

  • Legal/HR review

  • Prepare notices

  • Schedule termination meeting

  • IT offboarding & access removal

  • Final pay & benefits

  • Exit interview & post-exit documentation

• Country-Specific Add-On Checklists for:

  • US state final pay

  • UK ACAS steps

  • EU works council involvement

  • PH twin-notice & DOLE steps

  • CA notice vs severance

  • AU procedural fairness

  • UAE MOHRE and gratuity rules

So you don’t miss a single legal step.

4️⃣ Termination Letter Templates (Plug-and-Play)

Includes editable letter templates for:

• Voluntary resignation acceptance

• Non-renewal of contract

• Probationary termination

• Performance-based termination

• Misconduct termination (with evidence summary)

• Gross misconduct (summary dismissal)

• Redundancy notification & selection outcome

• Mutual separation agreement

• Job abandonment / No call – no show

• End of project or temporary assignment

All structured to support clear, defensible communication.

5️⃣ Redundancy & Layoff Module

Covers:

• Global redundancy principles:

  • Legitimate business justification

  • Non-discriminatory selection

  • Mandatory consultations

  • Government notifications (where required)

  • Statutory payments

• Redundancy Selection Criteria Template:

  • Skills relevance

  • Tenure

  • Disciplinary history

  • Performance history

  • Business impact scoring

  • Legal bias checks

• Redundancy Process Flow (Global Standard):

  1. Business case

  2. Legal/HR review

  3. Selection criteria

  4. Identify impacted roles

  5. Consultation (individual/collective)

  6. Notice issuance

  7. Redundancy/severance payment

  8. Offboarding & documentation

  9. Optional outplacement

• Country-specific notes for WARN (US), ACAS/consultation (UK), social plans & council approval (EU), DOLE (PH), group terminations (CA), NES redundancy (AU), UAE business justification.

6️⃣ Final Pay Calculation Templates

• Components of final pay:

  • Last salary + pro-rated earnings

  • Unused leave & holiday pay

  • Overtime & allowances

  • Contractual bonuses

  • Statutory severance

  • Redundancy pay

  • Gratuity (UAE)

• Country-aware rules for:

  • US PTO payout and state deadlines

  • UK/EU holiday & redundancy formulas

  • PH last pay, 13th month, separation pay

  • CA notice vs severance & unused vacation

  • AU redundancy per NES + annual leave loading

  • UAE gratuity (21–30 days per year)

Use as Excel/Sheets-friendly structures for your final pay calculators.

7️⃣ Exit Interview & Clearance Kit

Includes templates for:

• Exit interview form

• Clearance form

• Asset return checklist

• IT offboarding checklist

• Data privacy exit statement

• Certificate of Employment (COE) request

• Non-compete / Non-solicit reminder

Supports clean, controlled, and well-documented exits.

8️⃣ Investigation & Documentation Module

For performance, misconduct, and just cause cases:

• Notice to Explain (PH-ready)

• Investigation report template

• Evidence log

• Witness interview form

• Final decision documentation template

Helps protect against unfair dismissal and wrongful termination claims.

9️⃣ Security, Data Privacy & Access Removal

• IT offboarding SOP (accounts, devices, SSO, backups)

• Data privacy compliance aligned with:

  • GDPR / UK GDPR

  • CCPA

  • PDPA

  • PIPEDA

  • UAE DPL

🔟 Appeal Rights Templates

Templates for:

• Employee appeal form

• Appeal decision letter

• Reinvestigation trigger template

With references to:

• UK mandatory appeals

• EU/works council contexts

• PH DOLE/NLRC pathways

• CA/AU unionized environments

1️⃣1️⃣ Global Offboarding Forms & Letters

Includes:

• Termination acknowledgment form

• Final pay breakdown letter

• ROE (Canada-style)

• P45-style notes (UK context)

• SSS separation forms (PH)

• MOHRE-related forms (UAE)

1️⃣2️⃣ Redundancy & Final Pay Calculator Instructions

Step-by-step instructions for building calculators for:

• Redundancy pay

• Severance

• Gratuity

• PTO conversion

• Government contributions impact

💼 Why This Kit Is a High-Value Product

• Directly tied to legal risk and employee relations

• Saves many hours of policy drafting, legal research, and form creation

• Extremely valuable for global & remote-first companies

• Highly reusable by HR consultants across multiple clients

• Pairs perfectly with your Performance Management Toolkit, Compliance Toolkit, and HR Audit Bundle