Issue: Furlough Time Off updated to include positions

Known Issue: The Furlough Time Off option for tracking time in Workday has been updated so that it is tied to an employee’s position rather than to the worker themselves. This fixes an issue with underpayments for employees who have more than one position.

Estimated Time to Resolution: July 1, 2021

Details: Previously in Workday, leave and earnings were connected to a worker rather than to a worker’s position. This meant that workers with more than one position had their furlough hours over-calculated, leading to underpayments. Payroll Services is correcting these underpayments and monitoring for similar future issues.

When entering time on behalf of an employee, you’ll see two options for Furlough Time Off:

• “Furlough Time Off” is the new, correct option. Going forward, please use this option.
• “Do Not Use – Furlough Time Off” is the old, incorrect option. We can’t remove this option from view in Workday until the beginning of the next month (July 1), so we’ve relabeled it for the time being to make it easier to avoid.

Action Required: If you have an employee with multiple positions, please verify that they were paid correctly for the time they were on furlough.

If an employee with multiple positions has future Furlough Time Off scheduled, please use the Correct Time Off Reference Guide to update their time off, selecting the option for “Furlough Time Off.”

Note: This information also went directly to HR Partners and Timekeepers.