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# How to deactivate an employee

## Learn how to properly terminate and deactivate an employee in Frontliners, including how to handle future shifts.

### Before you deactivate

Before deactivating an employee, make sure all their **future shifts are handled**. You have three options:

- **Delete the shifts** - removes them from the schedule entirely.
- **Open the shifts** - makes them available for other employees to pick up.
- **Transfer to a specific employee** - assigns all future shifts to a colleague of your choice.

### Step by step

1. Go to **Staff** (Manage staff) in the left menu.
2. Click on the employee you want to deactivate.
3. Click **Terminate**.
4. Set the **termination date** (the employee's last working day).
5. Choose what to do with future shifts: delete, open, or transfer to another employee.
6. Confirm the termination.

### If you get an error

If you cannot deactivate an employee because of remaining shifts, make sure:

- All shifts on or after the termination date are **deleted or reassigned**.
- Check both **published and unpublished** shifts.
- If shifts appear to be deleted but the error persists, try refreshing the page and attempting again.

### After deactivation

A deactivated employee will no longer appear in the active employee list or be available for scheduling. Their historical data (shifts, salary, etc.) is preserved.

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