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In response to the 2024 updates to Saudi Arabia’s Labor Law, SAP continues its commitment to delivering compliant and streamlined HR solutions tailored to local legal requirements. As part of this effort, we have implemented key configuration updates in SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central (EC) to reflect the latest legal mandates.
1. Probation periodBusiness Needs:
Based on recent labor law changes, the probation period for regular employees will now be 180 days from the hire date.The probation period will be extended if any holidays or sick leave occur during this time.1.1. Now let’s implement the first part “default 180 days”First, use the date field in Job Information to capture the end of the probation period based on the employee’s hire date.
| Notes:
Check the field using Manage Business Configuration > Job Information > Take Action.Don’t forget to assign this field to the appropriate role via Manage Permission Roles.Next, reuse the business rule “DefultProbationEndDateHire” and modify it to default the date to 180 days from hiring
Default Probation End Date Hire Business rule snapshot
| Note: this rule can be found under latest Saudi Arabia Best Practice
And this what you will get
1.2. So how to extend the probation period?
As per Saudi labor law, if
