OneSource Virtual blog

When companies move from an old ERP solution to Workday, it’s usually for a simple reason: they know their current setup could be better. Maybe their legacy provider has let them down too many times. Maybe their tech stack isn’t modern enough. Or maybe they’re working across too many vendors, with data spread across too many disconnected systems. Moving to Workday gives them a chance to bring more of their services and information into one place.

Absence management wasn’t always as difficult as it is now. In the past, when an employee requested time off, a manager approved it, HR tracked it, and payroll adjusted accordingly. But things are more complicated now, with today’s patchwork of federal, state, and local leave laws; rising leave-of-absence rates; and the operational complexity that comes with multistate or hybrid workforces. Absence management is now its own discipline and carries real consequences when handled poorly.