Workday for Managers
This page is for Managers and those who supervise others and need to understand the following key Workday concepts:
- Time and leave reporting
- Overtime requests and approvals
- Delegations
- Expenses
- Payroll activities
- Performance reviews
Essentials for Managers
The following resources provide guidance for important supervisory concepts, such as…
The following resources help you navigate Workday, get the most out of its search functionality, and take action on events in your May Tasks inbox…
- Learn about the tools and navigation options in Workday.
- Review this guide to help you refine your Workday searches.
- Understand how to access and take actions in your Workday My Tasks inbox.
- Watch the Elevating Cougs sesison recording to help you navigate Workday like a pro.
The following resources help you submit a Delegation request and explain how delegations work…
- Going out of the office? Learn how to initiate a Delegation for your Workday My Tasks inbox.
- Watch this Elevating Cougs session to understand more about Delegations in Workday.
- Do you know who your HR Partner or Security Partner is? Find who holds which Workday support roles for your Employee Record.
- Do you need to adjust a team member’s security roles? Learn how to make Security Requests.
Security in Workday
Security in Workday is designed to ensure the right people have access to the data and processes they need. Without compromising confidentiality or initiating incorrect process routing.
Security Roles are assigned to an employee’s position and can be added to or removed during their time in the position.
To learn more about Workday Security, watch the Elevating Cougs session or review the Security in Workday page.
The following resources help you view where a business process routes and who the next approver is of an in-progress event in Workday…
- Find the next steps in an in-progress business process transaction.
Visit the Workday Essentials page to learn more about essential concepts for all employees who initiate, review, or approve business processes, and to access relevant support and resources.
Important tasks for Managers in Workday
The following resources help Managers process important events in Workday…
The following links help Managers and Time Approvers to manage and approve time worked and time off for their employees.
- Learn about Time and Absence concepts and who does what in the process
The following Time Entry guides are specific for Managers:
- Approve time and enter and correct time on behalf of an employee
- Assign, edit and correct work schedules
- Manage Overtime
- Review and run reports for managing missing, not submitted, or unapproved time and time off
The following Time Off and Absence guide is specific for Managers:
The following links help Managers to manage and approve time worked for their employees.
- Review the paylock checklist for departments for important actions to take and reports to run in preparation and for post payroll processing.
- Watch the Elevating Cougs session for ways to make Payroll Cutoff stress free.
The following links help Managers and Talent Partners perform effective employee reviews…
- Learn how to conduct an Employee Performance Review in Workday.
- Review WSU policy on Performance Reviews.
The following links help Managers with their team’s and their own Spend Authorizations and Expense Reports…
- Create, approve, and close a Spend Authorization.
- Create, approve, and cancel an Expense Report.
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