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If theeligibility rule for Sales / Australia profileis changed to remove “Sales,” thenall Australian employees(regardless of job family) become eligible.

As a result:

Any Australian employee moving roles will be assigned the allowance.

Sales employees will no longer qualify, so their allowances are automatically removed during compensation/job changes.

Why not the others?

A. Sales removed immediately→ Removal only happens at a transaction/job change evaluation.

C. All Australians automatically enrolled→ Not automatic, triggered during job/comp events.

D. System error→ Not how Workday handles eligibility changes.

Employees managed byManage Basis Total (MBT)require theirprimary compensation basis totalto remain unchanged when allowance plan adjustments are made.

By selectingRetain Basis Total for MBT Employees, Workday keeps the overall basis constant and reallocates other plans in the MBT calculation instead of increasing the total.

Why not the others?

A. Clear MBT checkbox→ Would remove MBT management completely.

C. Clear Retain Basis Total→ Opposite of required behavior.

D. Adjust to New Defaults→ Updates values, but doesn’t enforce retention of MBT total.

To retire or replace an existingbonus plan, you need to mass-remove it from all employees currently assigned.

The standard Workday task for this isRemove Compensation Plans from Employees, which allows you to:

Select thecompensation planto remove.

Apply aneligibility ruleto identify affected employees.

This is efficient and ensures employees no longer carry the outdated plan.

Why not the others?

A. Mark plan inactive→ Prevents new assignments but doesn’t remove existing employee assignments.

C. Request Bonus Payment web service→ Used for issuing payments, not removing plans.

D. Change Job→ Not appropriate for mass plan removal.

The scenario describes acompensation partnerbeing able to assignany allowance plan, even when the employee isnot eligible.

This is controlled by thesecurity domain "Add Compensation Plans: Add Allowance", which allows users with access to bypass eligibility and directly assign allowance plans.

Why not the others?

A. Worker Data: Compensation Plan Type→ Governs visibility to compensation data, not bypassing eligibility.

B. Select Any Compensation Package→ Pertains to choosing packages, not adding allowance plans outside eligibility.

C. Worker Data: Compensation for Managers→ Grants managers ability to propose comp, but does not override eligibility.

The company wants to enterone total compensation amountfor Milan employees instead of entering salary, allowance, and bonus separately.

This is achieved byManage Basis Total, which allows admins to configuretotal comp entryat the worker level while Workday allocates automatically across plans.

This simplifies data entry for regions where comp is communicated as atotal package.

Why not the others?

A. Eligible Earnings Override→ Used for payroll overrides, not comp plan entry.

C. Total Base Pay→ Only includes salary + base pay elements, not full compensation package.

D. Total Salary & Allowances→ Not a standard Workday configuration option; the correct feature isManage Basis Total.

The taskRequest Compensation Changeis specifically forupdating salary or allowanceswithout affecting other worker details (position, job, location).

This allows an ad hoc adjustment to salary while leaving the rest of the worker’s profile unchanged.

Why not the others?

A. Transfer/Promote/Change Job→ Used when job details (title, location, org) change, not just pay.

C. Request Grade Change→ Alters grade, not salary directly.

D. Request One-Time Payment→ Temporary, ad hoc payments, not ongoing salary.