Submitting a Termination/Resignation

Modified on Tue, 05 Mar 2024 at 12:46 PM

This job aid provides managers with step-by-step instructions for submitting an employee resignation or termination.


Submitting a Termination/Resignation


From your Workday Home page:


  1. Under Your Apps on the right, click My Team Management. 
  2. Under My Team, click on the employee’s name.
  3. Click the Actions button located under the employee’s Job Title in the top left corner.
  4. Under Job Change.
  5. Click Terminate Employee.


Note: A red asterisk denotes a required field. Click on the pencil icon on the right side of each field to fill out the field, and once you have filled out a field, click the gray check mark to move on to the next field.


  1. For the Primary Reason field, click on the  icon to populate the drop-down menu. Choose either a voluntary termination reason or a student termination reason.
  2. Complete the Termination Date, Last Day of Work, and Pay Through Date fields.
  3. Add comments in the comment box if needed.
  4. In the Attachments section, attach a copy of the employee’s resignation letter (this is a required field).
  5. Choose the Termination category under the Attachments section.
  6. Click Submit.


Note: After you submit the termination/resignation request, it will be routed to Human Resources for review. A member of the HR team will reach out to the employee to request an exit interview, if applicable, and to discuss benefits information.

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