Payroll accuracy underpins both employee trust and regulatory compliance. With Workday 2025R2, organisations gain new tools to improve data quality, prepare for upcoming retirements, and strengthen support for global payroll requirements.
Custom validations for payroll input
A new payroll input section has been added to the Maintain Custom Validations task. These validations cover adding payroll inputs by worker, on-demand payments and manual payments. They prevent invalid entries at the source, raising data quality and reducing corrections.
- Critical validations stop users from creating invalid payroll inputs
- Supported for both UI and enterprise interface input methods
- Not applicable to historical adjustments or worksheets
Prepare for retirements
Several familiar features are being retired, including the Pay Worklet, XSLT payslip layouts and certain payroll result line fields. To stay ahead, organisations should act now.
- Migrate payslip configurations to the report designer layout
- Transition employees to the Benefits & Pay Hub for payslips and elections
- Review calculated fields and reports that reference retiring payroll result lines
Global payroll and compliance enhancements
Workday continues to strengthen support for international payroll. In the UK, a 50% upper limit now applies to income tax bands, ensuring correct withholding for high earners. Payment elections now include bank account verification, adding a layer of control before payments are processed. Alongside other regional updates, these changes reduce manual corrections and improve compliance.
- Automatically apply UK income tax banding with the 50% upper limit
- Verify employee bank details to prevent payment errors
- Stay compliant with regional tax authority requirements worldwide
Final thoughts and next steps
The 2025R2 release gives payroll teams more control, better compliance and a smoother employee experience. By setting up custom validations, migrating to the new hubs and aligning payroll configurations with global standards, organisations can stay ahead of retirements and reduce errors.
SuccessDay’s payroll specialists have extensive experience guiding organisations through Workday updates. If you want to get the most out of these changes, contact us to ensure your Payroll module continues to deliver accuracy, compliance and trust.
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