Updates & Insights

July 1, 2026

Workday is getting a refreshed, modern look starting July 6, 2026! You’ll notice updates to the home page, search experience, and the navigation menu. Workday is introducing these changes to make Workday more intuitive and easier to use.

May 28, 2026

This update is a follow up to the guidance from UMD Procurement regarding receipts. As of this week (5/26/2026), department users will no longer have the ability to Create a Receipt Adjustment in Workday. 

May 28, 2026

We’ve made an update to several Workday Create Request types to improve how requests are labeled and searched. Previously, request descriptions displayed the name of the person submitting the request (the Initiator), which sometimes made it difficult to quickly identify who the request was actually for.

May 27, 2026

Great news - here is a new Quick Start Guide specifically for Monitoring Payroll. This new resource provides best practices and the necessary steps to support consistent and effective payroll reviews.

May 5, 2026

There is a business process update in the Change Job business process. Effective May 4, 2026, the costing allocation task in the Change job business process has been removed. If worker costing allocations will require modifications, HR Analysts must use the Ad-Hoc “Assign Costing Allocation” task in Workday. Please note that this change to the “Change Job” business process (BP) also includes the “Review Employee Contracts” BP.

April 29, 2026

The 2026 Summer Period Activity Pay Job Instructions are now available. Click here to access the instructions, which highlight what’s new for 2026, key details, important dates, helpful resources, and the schedule for virtual office hours.Please bookmark the page for easy reference throughout the summer jobs period.