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Last Updated: 2025-09-19
Reference: Midperiod Changes Causing Proration

Reference: Midperiod Changes Causing Proration

Workday creates multiple subperiods in responses to these midperiod changes:
For Payroll for Australia:
Type of Change
What's Prorated
Hire worker
Gross-to-net
Terminate worker
Gross-to-net
Switch primary job
Gross-to-net
Pay group
Gross-to-net
Company
Gross-to-net
Leave request (worker-based leave).
Pay component
Leave return (worker-based leave).
Pay component
Compensation change
Pay component
Change in scheduled weekly hours
Pay component
Change in collective agreement
Pay component
For Payroll for Canada:
Type of Change
What's Prorated
What's Prorated When Using Multiple Jobs
Hire worker
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Terminate worker
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Add job
Not applicable
Pay component
End job
Not applicable
Pay component
Switch primary job
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Pay group
Gross-to-net
If you change a worker's work province midperiod, and also make a company or pay group transfer, Workday processes multiple gross-to-nets, but only processes the province of employment for the one in effect at the end of the period.
Pay component
Company
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Leave request (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Leave return (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Compensation change
Pay component
Pay component
End of 1 disbursement plan period and beginning of another (for academic contract pay)
Pay component
Pay component
For Payroll for Ireland, which only supports pay component proration:
  • Hire worker
  • Terminate worker
  • Pay group
  • Company
  • Leave request (worker-based leave).
  • Leave return (worker-based leave).
  • Compensation change.
For Payroll for France:
Type of Change
What's Prorated
Hire worker
Gross-to-net
Terminate worker
Gross-to-net
Switch primary job
Gross-to-net
Pay group
Gross-to-net
Company
Gross-to-net
Leave request (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Leave return (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Establishment (Only for workers whose pay group is in France).
Gross-to-net
AGIRC-ARRCO tax election change (opt-in only)
Gross-to-net
FTE/Working time change (opt-in only)
Gross-to-net
Compensation change
Pay component
For Payroll for the UK:
Type of Change
What's Prorated
Hire worker
Gross-to-net
Terminate worker
Gross-to-net
Switch primary job
Gross-to-net
Pay group
Gross-to-net
Company
Gross-to-net
Leave request (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Leave return (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Compensation change
Pay component
End of 1 disbursement plan period and beginning of another (for academic contract pay)
Pay component
For Payroll for the U.S.:
Type of Change
Type of Proration
Type of Proration When Using Multiple Jobs
Hire worker
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Terminate worker
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Add job
Not applicable
Pay component
End job
Not applicable
Pay component
Switch primary job
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Pay group
Company
Gross-to-net
When you select the
Pay Component Proration for Multiple Jobs
check box on the
Edit Tenant Setup - Payroll
task:
  • Pay component proration occurs.
  • Workday creates Gross-To-Net (GTN) results for each combination of companies and pay groups that you configure for the entire pay period of the pay group.
When you don't select the
Pay Component Proration for Multiple Jobs
check box on the
Edit Tenant Setup - Payroll
task:
  • GTN proration occurs. This is the default configuration and only applies to the worker's primary position.
  • Additional positions continue pay component proration with the default configuration.
Primary work state
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Changes to the work state of an employee's additional position, when the additional position is the processing position.
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Changes to Military Spouse Residency Relief (MSRR) status
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Changes to states or state percentages for employees with tax allocations defined for multiple ongoing work jurisdictions
Gross-to-net
Gross-to-net
Leave request (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Leave return (worker-based leave).
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Gross-to-net
Pay component
Compensation change
Pay component
Pay component
End of 1 disbursement plan period and beginning of another (for academic contract pay)
Pay component
Pay component