Hi All! I’d like to know what actions can a company take against a terminated employee who doesn’t cooperate in the complete handover and offboarding process? Can his/her F&F be withheld?

Was there a specific reason that the person was terminated and not given an opportunity to go through a formal Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)? Also, what exactly do you mean by handover and off-boarding - does that include complete knowledge transfer to another/new member in the team?

The employee has been terminated due to absenteeism after following all the procedures and protocols. The employee (works remotely) uses his personal laptop but is refusing to cooperate with IT to access his system through team viewer for clearing Company related information and documents.

In a situation like this - yes, you can keep F&F on hold. Do document this aspect over an email though categorically mentioning the reason. He can still challenge you because that's his personal laptop, unless you got it covered in the offer letter T&C.

This helps. Thanks @Nimesh Mathur