Plan for the Common HR Events & Actions that Happen Throughout the Year

This timeline page lists the regular HR events and actions that happen throughout the year that Personnel Admins should be aware of and shares links to the relevant guidance and instructions.

Select a link below to jump directly to that month:

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Annual HR Events & Actions

January

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs, HR Partners, and Compensation Partners.

What actions are happening

February

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

  • WSU Budget hearing preparation

March

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs, HR Partners, and Compensation Partners.

What actions are happening

April

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

  • WSU Budget hearing follow-up

May

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs, HR Partners, and I-9 Coordinators

What actions are happening

  • Review your area’s semester end actions including closing unwanted positions
  • Summer Hours starts
  • Wildfire and Air Quality reminders
  • Comp Time Payout for the Biennium
  • I-9 Training reminder for those with the I-9 Coordinator Workday security role
  • Faculty and staff on academic or 9 or 10-month appointments will have summer premiums and surcharges collected from the last paychecks of the Spring Semester.

June

Who is involved

Managers and Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners

What actions are happening

  • Approve all submitted time offs before fiscal year end to ensure accurate end of year reporting
  • Attend the quarterly What’s New in Workday HCM live session

July

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

August

Who is involved

Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

  • With the start of semester, be aware of the HRS timelines for recruiting and hiring and the associated deadlines for Form I-9 completion and the sexual misconduct statement
  • The Student/Non-student Employee Type switch runs to ensure working students are in the correct employee type
  • Promotion & Tenure

September

Who is involved

Managers

What actions are happening

October

Who is involved

Managers, Employees, and Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

November

Who is involved

Managers and Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

December

Who is involved

Managers and Personnel Admins including AFOs and HR Partners.

What actions are happening

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Contact

There are two ways to get help:

  • Workday specific questions should be submitted via the Workday Service Desk.
  • For specific employee or process questions, contact your HR Consultant. Find them on the HRS Service Teams page (log in with your WSU credentials).
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