--- title: Terminate a person slug: terminate-a-person docTags: createdAt: 2022-07-27T14:52:56.000Z --- When you terminate a person in ChartHop, you remove them from your current ChartHop organization. You can still search for and view terminated people on the **Data Sheet **or the **Org Chart** by moving the date slider to when they were still with your organization. ![Terminate person](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/CXAjUAezd9VEEVQBIYmdw/yUzXjn_gQD5bWkOUOs-Jo_terminateperson.png) To terminate a person: 1. From the left sidebar, select **Org Chart**.  2. On the **Org Chart**, select the person to terminate.  3. In the Profile Summary, from the **Edit job ▼ **dropdown, select **Terminate**. 4. In the **Terminate Person** dialog, configure the termination. See the field configuration table below for descriptions. 5. Select **Save to primary** to finish terminating the employee. You can also terminate a person from the **Data Sheet**. To do this, select the row menu (**⋮**) for the person you want to terminate and select **Terminate**. :::hint{type="warning"} When you terminate a person, an open role is created by default. Selecting **No Backfill** removes the role from your organization on the date you define in the **Last Day** field. If you set the **Announce date** before the employee's **Last Day** and also select **No Backfill**, then the open role can still display for your organization since the **Last Day** has not passed and the role has not been removed. ::: ### Configuring a termination When you terminate a person, you can configure the following fields: | **Field** | **Description** | | -------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Last day | The person's last day of employment. | | Announce date | The date when the departure becomes visible on the **Org Chart **and is announced to the rest of the organization. | | Departure type | The conditions of the departure. You can select from the following options:
* **Voluntary** * **Involuntary**
This information is only visible to users with access to sensitive data. [Learn more.](https://docs.charthop.com/sensitive-data) | | Backfill job | Whether the position is to remain as an open role. | | Regrettable | Whether the departure is considered regrettable by your organization.

This information is only visible to users with access to sensitive data. [Learn more.](https://docs.charthop.com/sensitive-data) | | Reason | The reason for the termination. You can select a reason from the dropdown list. | | Notes | Additional notes regarding the termination. | :::hint{type="info"} [Packages](https://www.charthop.com/pricing/):** Basic** | **Standard** | **Premium**[](https://docs.charthop.com/user-roles-and-permissions) [Roles](https://docs.charthop.com/user-roles-and-permissions): Owner | Org editor :::