You may have noticed that the Absence Calendar went through a major overhaul during the last Workday release. For example:

We recognize that our transition to Workday has presented challenges for employees who hold multiple positions and are expected to enter time differently for each position. This has also been a challenge for the managers and timekeepers who support them. While we don’t, today, have a perfect solution, we have heard your feedback, and we do have a few options for improving their experience and your ability to support them.

We have recently updated the requisition types for creating a purchase requisition. 

Some employees will receive a payroll freeze notification after their time is approved in Workday. There are a lot of really technical reasons why this happens, but, simply put, this occurs because time entries are processed at different times by the organization based on the type of position. 

During the last pay period, many timekeepers reported they were unable to approve time for the employees they support. The team has identified the issue and corrected it. Timekeepers will now be able to utilize the Review Time task to review and approve employee time. 

Managers will notice a slight change to how time approvals are delivered to them in Workday. The system will generate a notification instead of a task when time is awaiting your approval. 

You asked and we listened! We’ve created a new report to enable Timekeepers, Managers, HR Analysts, and HR Partners more visibility into time tracking within their units/divisions.

Due to updates agreed upon in the most recent MOU, Bargaining Acting positions receive an acting allowance effective 21 days after the employee is working in the position.

An issue with RPT314 GRANTS Award Budget to Actuals is now resolved.

We've recently updated the Assign Costing Allocation job aid to provide more guidance on the costing allocation process, including sample scenarios and common errors and alerts.