Next on the CEO stories is Sarah J. Rodehorst of Onwards HR!

Onwards HR addresses a critical yet surprisingly outdated process within large enterprises: handling the delicate, emotional, and policy-heavy process of employee separations. Rodehorst shared why she created Onwards HR to address these complexities: “Handling involuntary terminations can be a huge problem for a company’s culture and reputation. That’s why my co-founder and I developed an offboarding platform that ensures consistent, compliant, and compassionate employee exits.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the traditional workforce, leaving the job market in flux as employers grapple with ongoing economic shifts. These turbulent times have presented unprecedented challenges for HR departments, particularly in managing employee separations and severance packages for workers across diverse geographies. Onwards HR’s solutions are designed to address these unique circumstances.

Onwards HR provides compliance software that helps companies manage voluntary and involuntary separations. By streamlining the offboarding process, organizations save time and money, freeing up their HR teams to offer employees greater compassion and support.With a deep understanding of Human Resources, Rodehorst focused on easing separation compliance, automating severance procedures, and enhancing DEI outcomes to ensure employees experience fair and supportive transitions when leaving their jobs.

Cox Enterprises, a Fortune 500 company, partnered with Onwards HR to transform their offboarding procedures. Leveraging Onwards HR’s platform, the company streamlined the severance and offboarding process, ensuring a smoother exit for departing employees. Onwards HR’s compliance platform has also been instrumental in helping Cox Enterprises automate over 100 corporate policies and regulations, including the state mandate to inform employees about unemployment benefits. This successful partnership is a testament to the value of Onwards HR’s solutions.

Sarah J. Rodehorst earned her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a focus on Management Information Systems from Miami University. She’s held positions at Connecture and ADP in product and program management, market research and strategy, and healthcare reform. Her expertise in enhancing customer experiences, learning and performance, and organizational readiness positions her separation platform to power fair and equitable employee departures.