Probation & Notice Period Policies Are Now Optional for US Employees

Keka now allows US employees to have no probation or notice period policies, removing dummy entries, simplifying onboarding, exit processes, and aligning with US employment-at-will practices.

Key Updates for Admins

Add Employee & Preboarding

• Step 2 (Job Details) dropdowns for Probation policy and Notice period now include:
  --- No probation policy --- & --- No notice period policy ---

• Selecting these treats the employee as having no policy; duration shows 0 days.

• Default pre-fill from Auto-assigner or default policies is retained.

Imports (US)

• Fields now optional: Probation policy, Probation end date, In probation, Notice period.

• Validation: If one probation field is filled, all 3 must be provided.

• Blank fields = Not set (US); default policies applied for India/other countries.

Employee Profile & My Profile

• Displays In probation? & Notice period as -Not set- if no policy.

• Admins can add/remove policies (removal only if probation evaluation hasn’t started).

• Past probation evaluations are retained but hidden from tabs until a policy is assigned.

Resignation & Exit

• Last Working Day (LWD) defaults to resignation date if no notice period.

• Resignation form field renamed Preference on last working day (required, date picker for current/future dates only).

• Info displayed: (No notice period policy assigned to this employee)

• Holiday restrictions on LWD are ignored.

• Exit tasks, approvals, and portal access follow normal workflow.

Reports, Templates & Dashboard

• Blank fields shown in reports if policies are not assigned.

• Document placeholders & event triggers resolve probation = 0 days / NA, notice period = 0 days / NA.

• Dashboard cards update correctly; employees without policies are excluded from summaries.

API & Audit Logs

• Adding, updating, or removing policies fully supported.

• Audit logs track all changes.

• Feature controlled via backend flag, not hard-coded to US.

Why This Matters:

• Simplifies US employee onboarding and exit management

• Eliminates confusion for employees and HR admins

• Ensures compliance with employment-at-will practices