Terminate an Employee

This article will outline the process for terminating an employee. This process is the same for all employee types.

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

Video Guide

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.