Which statement about retroactive changes in Workday is accurate?

• A. It does not recalculate retroactive changes.
• B. It recalculates retroactive changes and forwards the difference to the current period.
• C. It requires manual intervention
• D. It only applies to bonuses

Answer: (B)

Retroactive changes in Workday are handled by recalculating the affected past pay periods and applying the resulting difference to the current period. When you update an earning, rate, hours, or deduction after payroll for earlier periods has run, Workday reprocesses those prior periods to determine what should have been paid. To keep the employee’s overall pay accurate without issuing corrections for every past period, the system forwards the net difference to the current pay period, so the total compensation across time stays correct. This automatic recalculation and forward adjustment is why the statement about recalculating retroactive changes and forwarding the difference to the current period is the best description. It isn’t about manual intervention, and it can apply to any earnings or deductions, not just bonuses.