>>>Agree. If you ever need to interface to an HR or benefits system, they don't care WHETHER an employee was terminated. They need to know WHEN.
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>>And basically you only need one field, the termination date, if it is empty, then the employee is active, no need for an extra flag
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>Active is
another property. An employee can be inactive due to being suspended or being in jail or for whatever other reason.
Yes, I was referring to the property to know if the employee is still working for the company or was terminated, I think Naomi called it active so I used the same term (it might've been my wrong impression), FWIW, I meant you do not need a terminated flag
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