Payroll

Ensuring Summer Benefits charge correctly for Academic Faculty

Workday allows for faculty members with a benefits eligible position in the Academic Pay Group to have Employer Benefits Package Contributions -BENEFITS PKG charged to their Worker Position Costing Allocation in pay periods in which they receive no earnings. Modernization is offering two Summer Benefits Q&A sessions for Area Finance Officers and Cost Center Managers to provide […]

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April training materials update

Recent changes include updates following March’s Feature Release (link to Feature Release Hub), a new guide for viewing your compensation, additions to the Employee Performance Reviews, Create PAA, My Tasks, and Grants Management guides. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for April: General Tools and Navigation View Your Compensation in the […]

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Enhancement to Award Setup process helps reduce Payroll Accounting Adjustments

Modernization continues to receive feedback regarding the difficulty of the Payroll Accounting Adjustment (PAA) process and related tasks. Over the past few months, we’ve been working together with members of the WSU community to brainstorm, develop, and implement a series of solutions to help make PAAs easier and more efficient to perform, or prevent them […]

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Guidance now included in Create Payroll Accounting Adjustments RG for moving paid benefits for select earnings

The Create Payroll Accounting Adjustment reference guide now includes guidance on moving benefits related to some, but not all, earnings for an employee. The Modernization Payroll team received requests for guidance on how to complete Payroll Accounting Adjustments (PAAs) when the department need to move some, but not all, of the employer-paid benefits due to […]

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March training materials update

Recent changes include expanded information for recording time worked on holidays, new Payment and 1099 guides for Central units, new Employee Types guide, Grants management updates, and a new Faculty Audit report. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for March: General Finance Create a 1099 Run Create a Corrected 1099 Run […]

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Salary Over the Cap reminders and updates

In Summer 2023, Salary Over the Cap functionality launched in Workday. Below are some helpful resources and reminders for departmental grants personnel who perform processes related to Salary Over the Cap. A “one-stop” reference guide for Salary Over the Cap, Salary Over the Cap Notifications, Actions, and Examples, is currently available in the Workday Knowledge […]

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February training materials update

Recent changes include a new guide for Telework, updates to the Leave Without Pay process, and the addition of helpful information for delegations, security roles, and grants management. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for February: General Find The Next Steps in an In-progress Business Process Transaction Request, Approve, and End […]

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First Workday Feature Release of 2024 coming in March

Workday issues two major updates, called “Feature Releases,” per year. The first Feature Release of 2024, also called “R1,” takes place March 8-9. During a Feature Release, Workday implements a series of system updates, improvements, and new features. While hundreds of new features and enhancements are available during a Release, we work to identify and […]

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January reporting updates

Below are the new and updated reports for the month of January. Human Resources CR TTK Monthly Time and Time Off Summary Monthly hour limits for 2024 have been set in this report. CR HCM Unpaid Positions with Fixed Term Dates This new report provides unpaid positions in a selected date range, and includes fix […]

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January 2024 mass actions and blackouts complete

Ahead of schedule, HRS and Modernization have completed work on the following mass actions: Minimum Wage increase effective 1/1 FLSA changes effective 1/1 The blackout periods and deadlines outlined in the January 2024 HCM Mass Action Timelines and Options guide have been lifted. We’d like to thank departments for their cooperation and contributions toward the […]

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