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Last Updated: 2026-05-15
FAQ: Employee Reviews

FAQ: Employee Reviews

How does content carry over when multiple employee reviews have the same review period end date?
You can move content from a review section with the most recent period end date to the same section type in the new review. When multiple reviews have the same period end date, content from the review with the most recent initiation date or completion date timestamp carries over to the new review.
Can I set up an employee review business process with the employee self-evaluation and manager evaluation as parallel steps?
Workday does not support configuring the
Complete Self Evaluation
 and
Complete Manager Evaluation
 subprocesses as parallel steps within the following business processes:
  • Start Development Plan
  • Start Disciplinary Action
  • Start Performance Improvement Plan
  • Start Performance Review
Configuring the
Complete Self-Evaluation
and
Complete Manager Evaluation
 subprocesses as parallel steps may lead to unexpected results including, but not limited to, the following issues:
  • UI inconsistencies with help text and override labels.
  • A step is submitted before the assignee receives the
    My Task
     notification.
  • The manual send back feature becomes unavailable for performance reviews.
Workday recommends setting up these subprocesses in a sequential order to ensure data integrity and a smooth user experience.
Do employee review rules apply to supervisory organizations?
Workday applies employee review rules to employees, not organizations.
Example: Create an employee review rule called
Rule for 2000 Executive Management
 that targets the 2000 Executive Management supervisory organization. Apply this rule in the
2000 Executive Org Review
 template. Start a performance review for the 4000 Human Resources organization using the
Start Performance Review for Organization
 task. Select the
2000 Executive Org Review
 template.
Workday doesn't generate a review event for employees in the 4000 Human Resources organization because it's using a template that applies the
Rule for 2000 Executive Management
 rule.
Can contingent workers participate in employee reviews?
Your organization can configure development items, disciplinary actions, performance improvement plans, and performance reviews to include contingent workers. If you configure employee reviews to include contingent workers, you can use the same tasks, reports, web services, and worklets for contingent workers as you do for employees. Contingent workers can use the
Start My Development Plan
 and
Start My Performance Review
 to self-start these review types.