Time and attendance accrual report shows 8 hours variance from payroll system for same pay period

dubois_piotr
Tue, 15 Jul 2025 07:30:00 +0000
Workday HCM

Our time and attendance module accrual calculations are showing an 8-hour variance from payroll for about 15% of employees each pay period. The accrual report shows different PTO balances than what payroll is processing, which is causing payment errors and employee complaints.

The issue seems related to how partial day absences are being handled and when policy adjustments synchronize between time tracking and payroll. We have employees taking half-day PTO or leaving early for appointments, and the accrual calculations aren’t matching the hours deducted in payroll.

Employee: John Smith
Accrual Report Balance: 72.0 hours
Payroll System Balance: 64.0 hours
Variance: 8.0 hours
Last Absence: 0.5 day (4 hours)

This is delaying our payroll processing because we have to manually reconcile the differences before finalizing each pay run. Has anyone resolved accrual synchronization issues between time tracking and payroll?

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