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Last Updated: 2024-05-31
Example: Create a Notice Period Rule for Length of Service

Example: Create a Notice Period Rule for Length of Service

This example illustrates how to create a notice period rule based on employee length of service.
You want to calculate a 2-week notice automatically when the length of service for an employee in Germany is 36 months. You create a condition rule and define the notice period.
Security:
  • These domains in the Staffing functional area:
    • Set Up: Notice Period Rules
    • Set Up: Staffing
  • Set Up: Tenant Setup - Global
     in the System functional area.
  1. Access the
    Maintain Localization Settings
     task.
  2. Select
    Staffing
     from the
    Area
     prompt.
  3. Click
    OK
    .
  4. For the
    Notice Periods
     localized field, select
    Germany
     from the
    Allow for Countries or Regions
     prompt, and select the
    Active
     check box.
  5. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
  6. Access the
    Create Notice Period Eligibility Rule
     task.
  7. For
    Description
    , enter
    Length of Service
    .
  8. Create this condition rule:
    Source External Field or Condition Rule
    Relational Operator
    Comparison Value
    Length of Service in Months (Notice Period)
    equal to
    36
  9. Click
    OK
    .
  10. Access the
    Maintain Notice Periods for Country
     task.
  11. Select
    France
     from the
    Country
     prompt.
  12. Click
    OK
    .
  13. Add this row to create a notice period rule:
    Notice Period Eligibility Rule
    Employer (Involuntary)
    Duration
    Unit
    Length of Service
    Select the check box.
    2
    Week(s)
  14. Click
    OK
     and
    Done
    .
When you terminate an employee with more than 36 months of service on the
Terminate Employee
 task and select an involuntary
Primary Reason
, Workday automatically calculates the notice period as 2 weeks after the notification date.