What to do when a large group of employees quits

The toughest aspect of workforce management is dealing with turnover. When employees resign, retire or are let go, the entire organization is thrown into a bit of upheaval because the enterprise has to find ways to cover the work until replacements are found. 

It's even worse when large groups leave. It's bad enough to lose one worker, but when five or six go together, you'll likely have to deal with an avalanche of problems.

While it's impossible to be completely prepared for an entire team to resign, you should take steps to ensure that your organization won't be thrown into disarray. Here's what you should do when a bunch of employees leave at the same time. 

Figure out their feelings
Forbes recommends determining how workers feel when they serve their notice. Some people might want to complete all of their assignments before they leave, while others might consider their last two weeks an extended vacation in which they don't have to do anything. 

You need to learn their feelings as soon as possible so you can make adequate preparations. If some quitters are going to finish their work, you don't have to worry. However, everyone who's going to decrease their production should be instructed to give their projects to other employees as soon as possible. 

To do this, you need to conduct exit interviews. Schedule appointments with each person who has resigned and discuss why they're leaving. Triton HR can provide support and help prepare your internal HR team for exit interviews. 

Try to keep them
You never want to lose a group of great employees, so you should go above and beyond to keep them. In some cases, workers have a few simple demands like modest raises and increased vacation time that you should be able to deliver. 

To uncover what you'd need to do to keep people from leaving, you should ask them directly, the American Express OPEN Forum explains. Use the responses as guidance on what to do and use it as feedback.

Finalize compensation
Of course, there's a great deal of administrative work that needs to happen once employees resign. From distributing their final paychecks to determining how much money you owe them for unused vacation time, the HR department has to complete many tasks before someone's last day. These obligations are compounded when a group is leaving. 

That's why working with a benefits administration and payroll outsourcing firm like Triton HR is so beneficial. Our services ensure that your internal HR department will fulfill all of its duties when people leave your organization.