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Administrator Guide
Last Updated: 2023-06-23
Concept: Conditions for Switching a Primary Job

Concept: Conditions for Switching a Primary Job

You can change a worker's primary job designation under these conditions.

Worker Conditions

The worker can't have:
  • Another in-progress
    Switch Primary Job
    event.
  • An in-progress
    Termination
    event.
  • A completed
    Termination
    event that takes effect after the proposed switch date.

Job Conditions

The proposed primary job:
  • Must be an active additional job as of the proposed switch date.
  • Can't have an in-progress
    End Additional Job
    event.
  • Can't have a completed
    End Additional Job
    event that takes effect after the proposed switch date.
You receive a warning if either job has an in-progress staffing event, such as
Change Job
or
Edit Position
. To determine whether the switch impacts other events, review the worker's history.

Business Process Conditions

  • The proposed switch date must be after the last completed
    Switch Primary Job
    event.
  • If
    Switch Primary Job
    is a subprocess for
    Add Additional Job
    , the proposed primary job must be the newly added job.
  • If
    Switch Primary Job
    is a subprocess for a
    Change Job
    event on an additional job, the proposed primary job must be that additional job.
  • When
    Switch Primary Job
    is a subprocess for
    End Additional Job
    , the step only initiates if the primary job is ending.

Payroll Conditions

  • Both jobs must either belong to any Workday pay group OR belong to the
    same
    external pay group or have no pay group assigned.
  • Neither job can have an in-progress
    Assign Pay Group
    event or a completed
    Assign Pay Group
    event that takes effect after the proposed switch date.
  • The proposed switch date must be after the worker's last completed pay calculation result.
  • The proposed job can't be an assignment if the position has a Workday Payroll pay group assigned.