Payroll

Scheduled Payroll obligation adjustments running daily

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 […]

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Elevating Cougs 2024: Workday Success Stories for managers and supervisors

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 […]

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July training materials update

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, […]

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Assign Costing Allocation reference guide updated

We’ve updated the Assign Costing Allocation reference guide to ensure the information included is up-to-date and supportive of ongoing efforts to reduce Payroll Accounting Adjustments (PAAs) in Workday. We’ve updated the “Before You Begin the Process” to include the most current information and guidance users should know before they begin a Costing Allocation. We’ve also […]

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June training materials update

Recent changes include the next phase of usability and accessibility improvements, new HCM and Finance guides, the introduction of Quick Tips, and various process updates. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for June: General Security Roles Security Requests Workday My Tasks (Inbox) and Notifications Quick Tips Functionality in Workday Finance Fiscal […]

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May training materials update

Recent changes include updates to Time and Leave guides for the new Absence Calendar experience and to Academics and Staffing guides for the new Contract Length field. Here are the new and updated training materials and resources for May: HCM Add or End Additional Job Add an Academic Appointment Change Job (Employee or Contingent Worker) […]

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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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