Get ready for a stress-free holiday break with our fully editable Holiday Work Closure Checklist template.
Designed for teams, departments, and offices preparing for planned closures, this template helps you cover all the essential tasks — administrative, IT, facilities, work‐in‐progress, communications — so you can leave knowing things are tied up and ready to resume smoothly after.
What’s included
- A professionally formatted Microsoft Word (.docx) file, ready to download and use.
- Pre-built sections with headings and checkboxes for:
- Administrative tasks (notifications, approvals, backups)
- Work-in-progress hand-offs and status updates
- IT & security (device shutdowns, data backups, system checks)
- Office facilities (lights/appliances off, doors locked, perishables cleared)
- Communication & contacts (emergency list, vendor notices)
- Final wrap-up checklist and signature space.
- Fully editable: You can personalise department names, dates, and add extra rows or sections as needed.
- Clean, professional style suitable for print or digital sharing.
- One-page print-friendly version included for easy posting on noticeboards or staff emails.
Why use this template?
Whether you’re closing the office for the holidays, scheduling a team break, or ensuring smooth operations while the business pauses, having a structured checklist reduces the risk of oversights.
It helps you:
- Ensure all critical tasks are assigned and completed before closing.
- Communicate clearly to stakeholders what will and won’t be operating during the holiday.
- Secure your systems, data, and facility in your absence.
- Provide peace of mind for you and your staff.
How it works
- Download the template file (.docx).
- Update the header with your department name, prepared-by name, and closure dates.
- Customize any section to match your organisation’s procedures (e.g., add specific tasks or responsible persons).
- Distribute to your team for completion, and use the final sign-off section to record that everything is done.
- Print or save a digital copy for your records and for re-use in future closures.
Ideal for:
- Office managers, department heads, and admin teams
- Small business owners closing for holidays
- HR or operations teams coordinating company-wide breaks
- Facilities and IT teams managing shutdown protocols.
