We are making an update in Workday to better assist employees in managing their annual time off carryover hours. Beginning January 11, 2026, there will be two (2) separate annual time off banks for regular staff, 12-month faculty, and C2 employees:

Several improvements have been made in the “Propose Compensation” task. 

The Hire business process has a new consolidated template. The consolidated hire template allows for a user to complete the following tasks during the initiation step of the Hire: Edit Government IDsPropose CompensationChange Organization Assignments 

A new role in Workday called “Guest Reviewer” has been created to provide individuals view-only access to Job Requisitions and the Candidate Grid.

Per campus feedback, we have created new Trainee Job Profiles to better meet department hiring needs. These trainee job profiles are used for hiring students who are not currently registered at UMCP or UMES—these could be students registered at other Maryland institutions or high school students, who therefore do not have student profiles in Workday.

We have created a new Quick Start Guide to help users understand the process of processing a final leave payout for a terminating employee.

Learn more about Workday 2025R2's impacts on two business processes: Compensation and I-9

We have made updates to the international hire process in Workday to reduce errors and improve user experience.

As noted in an email sent by Payroll Services, DIT/ERP has made an important adjustment to the Accident Pay configuration within Workday. This email is a follow-up with some helpful tips and clarifications.

In collaboration with Payroll Services, we’ve streamlined the Payroll Advance & Recovery Request Process in Workday.