Leaving the Co-op

Someone may cease being a member for the following reasons:

• The Member decides to resign (and become a non-member worker or leave the co-op entirely)
• The Member is no longer eligible (due to no longer being employed or not meeting their member responsibilities, see Expulsion from Membership)

If a member goes on extended leave (for health or other reasons), a discussion happens with them and the rest of the co-op about their ability to fulfil member responsibilities while away. If the leave is temporary, they may opt to abstain on decision-making or nominate a proxy, and still fulfil basic responsibilities such as signing required shareholder paperwork. If this is not possible, they will step down as a member and director.

As a worker cooperative, membership and workership are intimately linked. It's against the principle of a worker co-op to have owners who are not workers. While we allow flexibility in many cases, ultimately if someone is not employed by the co-op they cannot remain a member.

Checklist

• [ ] Remove person as director at Companies House
• [ ] Rotate all security credentials
• [ ] Remove them from all internal systems