University of Wisconsin–Madison

How to View Time Off Balances in Workday

This guide provides information on how to view and project time off balances. 

You can easily check your current time off balances (like vacation, sick leave, and personal holidays). Staying updated helps you manage your time effectively. 

Note: Workday has many ways to access time off balances, below is one way to view time off balances directly from your Employee Profile in Workday. 

Review Time off Balances 
Step 1

From the Workday Home Page, click the Employee Profile icon 

Screenshot of workday home page highlighting employee profile icon

Step 2

Click  View Profile

Screenshot workday employee profile highlighting view profile.

Step 3

From the employee profile, click on Actions and look for Time and Absence

Screenshot of workday employee profile highlighting actions and time and absence

Step 4 

Hover over Time and Absence, click on View Time Off Balance 

Screen shot of employee profile and highlighting time and absence and view time off balance

Step 5

A pop up window will appear and it will automatically have the current date. Click OK

screenshot of workday time off balance request screen

Step 6

Your Time Off Balance report will appear. 

  • The first column Absence Plan will list the time off types.
  • The column Balance as of Date will have your time off balances based on the date you provided in Step 5. 

screenshot of the time off balance report in workday

View Projected Balances 
Step 1

Workday allows you to look ahead and see your estimated time off balances for a future date. This is a helpful tool for planning significant events or changes in your life (e.g., planning for retirement, anticipating a maternity/paternity leave, scheduling lengthy medical procedures, or considering job changes). 

From the Time Off Balance Report click Related Actions (circle with three dots) and look for Time and Absence, click on View Time Off Balance 

screen shot of workday and navigating to view time off balance

Step 2

The same Time Off Balance pop up window will appear and you are able to change the date to see historic or future projected time off balances, then click OK.

A new Time Off Balance report will appear. 

Screenshot of changing the date for a time off balance report in workday

Questions?

Contact your local HR department. 

Updated: Jul. 11, 2025
Source URL: https://hr.wisc.edu/hr-guides/for-employees/how-to-view-time-off-balances-in-workday/

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