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Last Updated: 2025-04-04
Reference: Terminations During Compensation Review Processes

Reference: Terminations During Compensation Review Processes

These termination events can occur while a compensation review process is in progress:
  • Terminate Employee
  • End Additional Job
  • End International Assignment
Effects vary depending upon when the effective date, or pay through date, of the termination event occurs relative to these date parameters of the compensation review:
  • Process Period End Date (PPED)
  • Compensation Snapshot Date (CSD)
  • Effective Date (ED)
These tables describe the effects for compensation review processes:

Merit and Stock Awards

Termination Effective Date Occurs...
Termination Event Status - Complete
Termination Event Status - In Progress
Before PPED
Workday:
  • Doesn't include the employee in the compensation review.
  • Doesn't apply the termination participation rule sets.
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Applies the participation rule set when the termination event completes.
  • Hides the Target % advanced field.
  • Autofills target to zero.
On or after PPED and before ED
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Doesn't apply the termination participation rule set.
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Applies the participation rule set when the termination event completes.
  • Hides the Target % advanced field.
On or after CSD and before ED
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Doesn't apply the termination participation rule set.
  • Sets the employee target amount as of CSD.
  • Autofills target to zero.
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Applies the participation rule set when the termination event completes.
  • Sets the employee target amount as of CSD.
On or after ED
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Doesn't apply the termination participation rule set.
Workday:
  • Includes the employee in the compensation review.
  • Doesn't apply the participation rule set.

Bonus Awards

Effective Date of Termination
Prior to Process Initiation
While Process In Progress
Include Terminated Employees
Selected
Include Terminated Employees
Not Selected
On or Before PPED
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Applies participation rule set after Manage Impacted Employees.
Workday:
  • Doesn't include employee.
  • Doesn't apply participation rule set.
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Applies the participation rule set when the termination event completes.
After PPED and before ED
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Applies participation rule set after Manage Impacted Employees.
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Doesn't apply participation rule set.
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Applies the participation rule set when the termination event completes.
On or after ED
Workday:
  • Includes employee.
  • Doesn't apply participation rule set.