In our final issue of 2025 we look ahead to 2026, recap some changes that were made to the hire process, and provide information about digital accessibility.
Workday Transformation Report
2025 Reflection
This year was a monumental year for our user community. We completed the entire calendar year in a brand new HR and Finance system. Throughout the year, Workday users dedicated significant time to learning new processes and technologies, rethinking approaches to work tasks and projects, and providing important actionable insights to leadership and to the ERP Services and Central Business Units.
What to Expect in 2026
For 2026, our focus will be building on what we learned in 2025. In our second year in Workday, we are further advancing our transition from reactive support to forward-looking growth. We are committed to continuous improvement to make the Workday experience better for all users. This involves fine-tuning and refining our current Workday business processes, maximizing the use and understanding of Workday and its features, and responding to feedback from users and Central Business Units.
Thank You
From our team to yours, thank you for all you have done this year to help make this system successful. We hope all of our hard-working Workday users get the chance to unwind and relax during this holiday season.
News, Updates and Improvements
Introducing our new Finance Product Owner, Jonida Budo
This fall, Jonida Budo joined the Division of IT as the new Director - Finance Product Owner. Jonida’s previous experience in large finance system management and her proficiency in Workday is a welcome addition to our dynamic ERP Services team.
Strategic Sourcing Coming in 2026
We are replacing our supplier portal, which expires in mid-March, with a Workday product called Strategic Sourcing. Stay tuned for more information in early 2026.
Accessibility in Workday
This new webpage provides an overview of accessibility in Workday for all users.
New Consolidated Hire Template and Reordering of Hire Tasks
The ERP Services HCM team rolled out a new consolidated template for hire that is designed to enable the Initiator to complete all of their tasks at the same time, providing more efficiencies and ultimately allowing for a more user friendly experience.
Compensation Plan Updates
Several improvements have been made in the “Propose Compensation” task. The “Propose Compensation” step is now generated for all supplemental pay Hire and Add Job transactions, and several validations have also been added to prevent errors.
Use or Lose Annual and Personal Leave Reminders
The Annual Leave carry-over limit for full-time regular Faculty and Staff is 480 hours (this is prorated by Total FTE for part-time employees). UHR has kindly provided several important reminders as your employees plan their leave before the carry-over deadline, which is January 10, 2026.
Resource Roundup
Newly Added Resources:
We are continually adding to and improving upon our library of resources to better support our user community.
- Sabbatical Leave Job Aid
- Update Citizenship Status for Worker Job Aid
- Open Rank process Quick Start Guide
Resource Refresher:
As you wrap up your year, you may want to dig into some cleanup and organization tasks so that you can start 2026 fresh. If you want to reorganize your My Tasks in Workday, here are some resources that may help: