Welcome to Workday updates

Search

Background check request process moving to Workday

Posted on December 10, 2025

The method to request a Sterling background check during the Recruitment or Direct Hire process is moving into Workday in early 2026. 

Explore

  • HR
  • Welcome to Workday
  • Career Lifecycle
  • HR Network News
  • Recruitment and advertising

New notification to alert managers of vacation balances

Posted on November 27, 2025

On December 1, managers who supervise staff will receive a Workday email and notification if their staff have a forecasted vacation balance of 75 hours or more.Please connect with your staff to ensure they use their vacation time and carryover accordingly.

Explore

  • HR
  • Welcome to Workday
  • HR Network News
  • Workday

New Graduate Academic Assistant (GAA) Job Profiles

Posted on October 31, 2025

Two new GAA Job Profiles are now available in Workday for GAAs who work at locations outside Vancouver. Existing GAA Job Profiles will be re-labelled.  

Explore

  • HR
  • Welcome to Workday
  • HR Network News
  • Workday
  • Appointments

UBC Human Resources

600 - 6190 Agronomy Road
Vancouver, BC Canada
V6T 1Z3
Contact us

UBC Crest The official logo of the University of British Columbia. Urgent Message An exclamation mark in a speech bubble. Caret An arrowhead indicating direction. Arrow An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Arrow in Circle An arrow indicating direction. Time A clock. Chats Two speech clouds. E-commerce Cart A shopping cart. Facebook The logo for the Facebook social media service. Home A house in silhouette. Information The letter 'i' in a circle. Instagram The logo for the Instagram social media service. Linkedin The logo for the LinkedIn social media service. Location Pin A map location pin. Locked A locked padlock. Mail An envelope. Menu Three horizontal lines indicating a menu. Minus A minus sign. Pencil A pencil indicating that this is editable. Telephone An antique telephone. Play A media play button. Plus A plus symbol indicating more or the ability to add. Search A magnifying glass. Settings A single gear. Speech Bubble A speech bubble. Star An outline of a star. Twitter The logo for the Twitter social media service. Unlocked An unlocked padlock. User A silhouette of a person. Vimeo The logo for the Vimeo video sharing service. Youtube The logo for the YouTube video sharing service.