How to configure WFH with the approval chain?

The WFH request approval chain is important for maintaining control over operations, ensuring productivity, maintaining compliance, and keeping employees engaged and connected with the organization. It is an essential tool for managing a remote or hybrid workforce effectively.

To set up the WFH approval chain process on the Keka HR portal, navigate to Time Attend (1) and then go to Attendance Tracking (2). Ensure that you're on the Capture Scheme tab and select the relevant capture scheme (3). Click on the update icon (4) to open a new window. 

On the Update Capture Scheme window, proceed to the Work From Home/On Duty section by clicking Save & Continue on the previous steps. Now enable the Work From Home (WFH) option to see the settings that you can use to configure the WFH request and approval process.

Enable the ‘Requires approval, if requests exceed ____ times in a ____’ option and fill in how many times an employee can request WFH in a specified time period (Keep the value zero if you want approval for every request). Now you will see the Approval Chain section where you can add the levels for a WFH request approval.

Add specific employees or roles that have been configured in the system such as Reporting Manager, Project Manager etc.

Additionally, you can also configure auto approval of requests and pause the sending to email notifications for triggers. Click Save & Continue to save the settings and then exit the window.

And that’s it for this article. We hope you found it helpful.