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# Deactivate an employee

In just a couple of clicks, deactivate any employee in haddock HR to prevent complications in any shift rota.

- Access haddock HR with your username and password
- #### EMPLOYEE PROFILE:

  Open the profile of the employee who needs to be deactivated from the Employees command in the left sidebar menu

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/employees-roles-and-locations/deactivate-an-employee/images/01-deactivate-an-employee.png)

- #### DEACTIVATE THE EMPLOYEE IN PLAIN:

  Click the employee and, in their profile, deactivate it (with the switch that is green... it should turn grey)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/employees-roles-and-locations/deactivate-an-employee/images/02-deactivate-an-employee.png)

- #### DEACTIVATION DATE:

Set the employee's deactivation date so there is a record of when they should disappear from the planning and shift rota

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/employees-roles-and-locations/deactivate-an-employee/images/03-deactivate-an-employee.png)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/helpdesk-haddock-images/haddock-hr/employees-roles-and-locations/deactivate-an-employee/images/04-deactivate-an-employee.png)

**IMPORTANT:** Keep in mind that from the employee's deactivation date onward, all of their data will be deleted and they will no longer appear in any work rota.