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GLOSSARY

A glossary of general terminology related to the Knight Vision program. Use the navigation menu in the sidebar to access additional application terms related to the Workday ERP Implementation.

Workday Payroll Terms

Fringe Category

This is what the user will select to tag a fringe transaction with its appropriate composite fringe group (e.g. Faculty vs. A&P).

Manual Payment

A recording in the payroll system to document a transaction that occurred outside of payroll but impacts earnings/deductions/taxes.

On-Demand Payment

An off-cycle payment that replaces, or is issued in addition to, a worker’s on-cycle pay.

Pay Group

Method to identify who to process in a payroll (e.g. UCF Payroll or UCF Athletics Payroll). 

Payment Election

Banking information in an employee’s record that identifies how their pay and/or expense reimbursements should be distributed to their personal checking or savings accounts.

Payroll Input

Earnings and/or deductions (e.g. Cellular Phone Device Stipend or DSGI Medical).

Payslip

A document that shows employees their earnings, deductions, taxes, as well as employer paid deductions and taxes for the pay date.

Tax Documents

Federal and/or state required calendar year-end documents made available to each employee for tax filing purposes (ex: W-2).

Tax Elections

Tax withholding information in an employee’s record that identifies marital status, additional amounts to withhold, federal exemption requests, non-resident alien withholding status, etc. in order to calculate an employee’s estimated tax obligation per paycheck.

Withholding Order

Garnishments required by law to be deducted from an employee’s paycheck for items such as child support, student loans, tax levies, etc.