Workday at UW–Madison
All Universities of Wisconsin faculty and staff, including UW–Madison, use Workday for self-service tasks. This includes submitting time off, managing employee information, accessing job-related training, and more. The tools below are designed to make it easier to navigate new systems, understand updated HR processes, and stay aligned with UW–Madison’s HR best practices. Employees may access Workday through MyUW.
HR Guides to Workday:
News for Employees
Working at UW
- Reminder of June 30 deadline to use personal holiday and vacation carryoverMarch 18, 2026
- Registration deadline approaching for Administrative Professionals ConferenceMarch 18, 2026
- Reminder: Leave policy for votingMarch 18, 2026
- Workday update coming March 14March 11, 2026
- Professional development opportunities that focus on financeMarch 11, 2026
- Webinar boosts decision-making skillsMarch 11, 2026
Events for Employees
- March
- March 24
- March 24
- April
- April 7
- April 9
- April 14
Employee Recognition
- UW–Madison researchers awarded prestigious Sloan FellowshipsFebruary 17, 2026
- UW–Madison professor elected to the National Academy of EngineeringFebruary 11, 2026
- 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients announcedJanuary 20, 2026
- UW professor Andrea Putnam awarded 2025 Packard FellowshipOctober 15, 2025
- Two UW–Madison professors named MacArthur FellowsOctober 8, 2025