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Workday Direct Deposit

Common at large employers and universities.

How to split your pay in Workday
  1. 1

    Sign in to Workday.

  2. 2

    Search for Payment Elections.

  3. 3

    Open Payment Elections from the search results.

  4. 4

    Under Accounts, select Add.

  5. 5

    Enter your new bank account details. Then select OK.

  6. 6

    Find Payment Elections or Regular Payments and select Edit.

  7. 7

    Add your new account as a direct deposit account.

  8. 8

    Choose how much should go into the account. You may be able to enter a dollar amount or a percent.

  9. 9

    Set one account to receive the Balance. This means it will get the money left over.

  10. 10

    Check your changes. Then select OK, Submit, or Done.

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