How to add and assign Sub-Departments in Keka?

Keka provides the ability to create sub-departments within departments for organizations with complex structures. This feature allows for a clearer and more defined hierarchy to be displayed on the portal. Sub-departments allow for large teams to be broken down into sub-teams, and allow for customized policies to be assigned to each department or sub-department. 

To take an example, the India sales team and US sales teams are both part of the sales department but the job profiles of employees in both of these departments are different in terms of the shifts, holidays, and other aspects. Having them as different sub-departments allow you to track various reports and parameters with the sub-department as the cross section. 

Adding Sub-Departments

Navigate to the Org (1) section of your Keka portal, then go to Org Structure (2) and open the Departments (3) tab.

From the list of active departments, find the Department for which you want to add a sub-department. In the Summary section of the department, find the Sub Departments section and click +Add (4).

The Add Department window will pop up where you have to give a Name for the sub-department. You can also add a Group Email and Description here if required.

Once done, click on Add.

After being added, the sub-department will appear below the department it was added to in the hierarchy.

Assigning Sub-Departments

The sub-departments can now be assigned to an employee through the same fields as departments. 

To learn how to do this for an individual employee or in bulk, refer to this article.

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