Terminate an Employee

This article will outline the process for terminating an employee. For student employees, use the End Jobs task instead.

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Instructions

• From the Workday home page, go to the Terminate Employee task by searching for "Terminate Employee."

• Enter the name of the employee to terminate and click OK.
• Click anywhere on the first panel to edit and set the Primary Reason as appropriate.
• Click the check box to save the changes.
• Click in the Details panel to Edit
• Set the Termination Date as desired. This will auto-populate the Last Day of Work and Pay Through Date.
• If the employee resigned, set the Resignation Date as the date the employee informed you of departure.
• Click the check box to save the changes.
• Optionally, attach any appropriate documentation, such as a resignation letter.
• Click Submit.