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Create an employee termination

post
https://api.gusto-demo.com/v1/employees//terminations

Terminations are created whenever an employee is scheduled to leave the company. The only things required are an effective date (their last day of work) and whether they should receive their wages in a one-off termination payroll or with the rest of the company.

Note that some states require employees to receive their final wages within 24 hours (unless they consent otherwise,) in which case running a one-off payroll may be the only option.

scope: employments:write

Path Params
string
required

The UUID of the employee

Body Params
string
required

The employee's last day of work.

boolean

If true, the employee should receive their final wages via an off-cycle payroll. If false, they should receive their final wages on their current pay schedule.

Headers
string
enum
Defaults to 2026-02-01

Determines the date-based API version associated with your API call. If none is provided, your application's minimum API version is used.

Allowed:
Responses

404

Not Found

The requested resource does not exist. Make sure the provided UUID is valid.

Updated 4 months ago

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Updated 4 months ago