Workday delivers enhanced functionality allowing WSU to schedule Payroll obligation adjustments. This functionality makes budgeting easier by allowing department to view Payroll obligations in a timelier manner. Payroll obligation adjustments run every weekday at 2 a.m. PST. If you have updated, current, or future costing allocations, assigned new Period Activity Pay, updated compensation etc., please […]
The 2024 Elevating Cougs conference offers employees who supervise others the opportunity to learn more about using Workday to its fullest potential, including new functionality and resources launched in the last year, to perform management tasks and help their teams succeed at work. At the 2023 Elevating Cougs conference, Workday Success Stories sessions covered a […]
The management of personnel and financial data in Workday involves not only the timely entry and upkeep of current data, but also the regular review and cleaning of unused and empty data sets. Reasons for this regular maintenance of Workday data include impacts to WSU’s business operations, state and federal compliance, and strategic initiatives. This […]
We’ve launched Quick Tips for the Change Job, Spend Authorization, and Expense Report processes in Workday. Quick Tips provide guidance and help, specific to the business process, right in Workday, enabling users to get the information they need without navigating away from the system. Fields with an available Quick Tip are indicated by a question […]
A new field is now available under employees’ Personal Information in Workday: Specific Race/Ethnicity. This new voluntary field assists WSU in meeting state and federal reporting requirements. Learn more about how WSU uses voluntary Employee Personal Information in this post. Employees who wish to add information to this field may do so following the steps […]
Soon, straight time for all part-time, overtime eligible, salaried employees will calculate automatically for time entered in excess of their expected FTE hours. This will replace the need for manually entering “Straight Time (Excess Hours Worked)” on weeks when a part time employee enters hours in excess of their FTE. We’ll provide additional updates as they become […]
Recent changes include the next phase of usability and accessibility improvements, a new HCM guide, updates related to the addition of Quick Tips to select Workday processes, and various process updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for July: General Complete Payment Elections for Direct Deposit Modify Personal Information Finance Create, […]
In Workday, Supervisory Organizations (Sup Orgs) map the reporting relationships between all WSU employees and their supervisors. HR business process workflows are driven by the structure of Supervisory Organizations, which also connect with Cost Centers, to unite financial and HR data across the university. The proper upkeep of Supervisory Organizations is key to the correct […]
Moving forward, departments should process Faculty Promotion and Tenure changes using the Change Job task in Workday. The Change Job process for Faculty Promotion and Tenure has been simplified, allowing a more streamlined process compared to a regular Change Job event. When initiating a Change Job- Faculty Promotion and Tenure, “Faculty Promotion and Tenure” should […]
To better support clear candidate communication and recruiting reporting, the Job Posting Location used in Workday Recruiting formerly called “Remote/Hybrid Work Options Available” will now be labeled as “Hybrid.” HRS has reviewed active job postings and worked with departments to update Remote/Hybrid job posting locations as appropriate. For new recruitments, departments will be able to […]