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Workday Workforce Management

byWorkday
in Absence Management Software
4.3

Overview

Product Information on Workday Workforce Management

Updated 31st July 2025

What is Workday Workforce Management?

Workday Workforce Management enhances workforce operations with an all-in-one system to move businesses forever forward. Workday’s unified, secure system powered by AI, integrates HR, time, and scheduling data, eliminating disjointed processes that halt day-to-day operations. Designed with a worker-first approach, Workday provides mobile-first access to personalized pay, time, and schedules, empowering workers with frictionless on-the-go access. This helps overcome difficulties in retaining workers and keeps them engaged in a competitive labor market. Gain crucial visibility & insight with AI driven, real-time manager insights for improved decision-making. Managers get instant access to secure, data-driven insights from a single dashboard, helping to optimize team performance and control labor costs, while effectively meeting customer demand and the needs of the business. Workday helps streamline operations, gain valuable insights, and empower your people.

Workday Workforce Management Pricing

Workday Workforce Management Product Images

Time and Scheduling Hub
Time and Scheduling Hub
Schedule (Desktop)
Schedule (Desktop)
Time (Mobile)
Time (Mobile)

Overall experience with Workday Workforce Management

DIRECTOR
50M - 250M USD, Miscellaneous
FAVORABLE

“Mobile Access and Intuitive Expensing Interface Highlight Workday Strengths for Teams”

5.0
Dec 20, 2025
I have enjoyed using Workday for team management, team tracking, and implementation of tasks. There is a versatility in the assignment of tasks. I have enjoyed the mobile component that helps me take care of tasks while I am away from my desk and I can take care of expenses in a timely manner.
Campus Recruiter
1B - 3B USD, Software
CRITICAL

“Good platform but bad UI ”

3.0
Jan 19, 2026
Workday do the job but the UI clearly is discouraging unfortunately

About Company

Company Description

Updated 13th October 2025

Workday is the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents. Workday unifies HR and Finance on one platform with AI at the core to empower people at every level with the clarity, confidence, and insights they need to adapt quickly, make better decisions, and deliver outcomes that matter. Workday is used by organizations around the world and across industries.

Company Details

Updated 13th October 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2005
Head office location
Pleasanton, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.workday.com

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Workday Workforce Management Likes & Dislikes

Like

The 3 things I enjoy about Workday are 1. the mobile capability and access 2. ease of team requests and notes 3. expensing user interface As I mentioned earlier, the mobility access to take care of work tasks is helpful and easy to use. This is what I am looking for when using work apps on my phone. I'm not a fan of apps that are not mobile friendly and when traveling for work it is useful to have a mobile interface. The ease of team requests on workday for time off or development models is finding an increasing value for me. Rather than seeing multiple emails for my team about time off requests or development requests, I can get notified through workday. Finally the expensing interface is so easy to use and upload receipts and approve of expenses quickly.

Like

Workday is very scalable (in the sense that it's adaptable if your company is quite big) and quite easy to use. It's quite easy to pull reports (e.g. leave tracking, headcount tracking,...)

Like

1. I can access the absence reporting platform from my laptop or phone, using my single-sign on feature! 2. It is very easy for me to report upcoming absences to my team, as they will be notified as soon as the request submission is approved. 3. I am easily able to access my time off balances (PTO, Floating Holiday, Sick/Personal, etc.) from the Workday platform, giving me all of the information I need to plan upcoming absences.

Dislike

I have two dislikes about the service and they are 1. workday dashboard widgets and 2. implementing a home button. The workday dashboard widgets could be more customizable, for example I would like to see a calendar for important dates and approvals rather than a list. I would like to customize what is on top or seen first. Secondly, going to a page like an expense hub there should be a home button implemented within each page so you could go back to the main dashboard.

Dislike

The UI should definitely be something to work on. It can be a great tool, but it's not super intuitive unfortunately. Loading times are sometimes longer than expected.

Dislike

1. I have to log into Workday and click through multiple pages to access my 'Manage Absence' page, I wish that there was a way to add this to my list of favorites for easy access. 2. The default is calendar view, but there is no way to toggle the view to a different format, like list, to see requested absences in a particular time period or fiscal year (like if I wanted to see all of my upcoming absences in FY'26). 3. There is no way of seeing my colleagues' calendars, this would be helpful to know when my supervisor will be out of the office so I can plan accordingly (right now I have to check my work calendar to see if the absences have been added manually).

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Peer Discussions

Workday Workforce Management Reviews and Ratings

4.3

(32 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
41%
4 Star
53%
3 Star
6%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.2

Service & Support

4.4

Product Capabilities

4.3

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  • DIRECTOR
    50M-1B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Mobile Access and Intuitive Expensing Interface Highlight Workday Strengths for Teams

    5.0
    Dec 20, 2025
    I have enjoyed using Workday for team management, team tracking, and implementation of tasks. There is a versatility in the assignment of tasks. I have enjoyed the mobile component that helps me take care of tasks while I am away from my desk and I can take care of expenses in a timely manner.
  • MANAGER
    Gov't/PS/Ed
    Education
    Review Source

    Workday Streamlines Absence Reporting but Lacks Customization for Calendar Views

    5.0
    Dec 11, 2025
    Reporting upcoming absences in Workday is easier than ever with such an intuitive platform!
  • Talent
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Streamlined Absence Tracking Benefits Managers Familiar with Workday

    5.0
    Jan 23, 2026
    Our managers and workforce were used to the Workday interface, so incorporating the Time and Scheduling hub made sense when we looked to update our absence management system. The ability to see at a glance who is clocked in (or not) as well as leave tracking makes it easy to use as a manager but also as an employee. We have heard positive feedback from our managers on accuracy, reporting, and ease-of use.
  • IT DEVELOPER & RECRUITER
    1B-10B USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Learning Curve and Configuration Complexity in Workday Workforce Management Platform

    4.0
    Jan 7, 2026
    Workday Workforce Management is the perfect platform for Time Management and Absence Management which makes HR’s load like 30 to 35% less. It totally reduces Manual work for HRs. The thing that bothered me a bit is learning to handle Workday Workforce Management. One must have a very strong set of internal governance skills to coupe up with it.
  • TALENT ACQUISITION SPECIALIST
    <50M USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    Integration Challenges Noted Despite Workday’s Straightforward and Logical User Experience

    4.0
    Jan 29, 2026
    Workday is a pretty straightforward system. I like how we have the option to use the software on a laptop and staff/workforce in the field can use the app-this is very handy!
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