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McGill Reporter 5: Workday launches next week

July 28, 2020
Whether you’re booking off some vacation time or processing payroll, Workday has you covered. Learn how to get ready to use McGill’s new cloud-based HR and Academic personnel management system. Read more

R2R Town Hall

July 14 and 28, 2020
Learn more about Workday, the new HR information system that McGill will introduce on 4 August. During the Town Hall meeting, R2R Program co-sponsors provided an overview of the employee self-service functions supported by Workday. View recording

Your New Workday Pay Slip / Votre nouvelle fiche de paie Workday

July 14, 2020
As of August 4, 2020, you will be able to view all your pay details (year-to-date totals, earnings, taxes, deductions, taxable amounts, withholding and payment information) consolidated within one interactive page in Workday. Read more

McGill Reporter 4: Workday Go-Live: Now only weeks away

June 23, 2020
The R2R Program has achieved critical milestones in the last several weeks, and the University-wide implementation of Workday as McGill’s human resource information system is confirmed for August 4, 2020. Read more

Academic Information Sessions' Recording

June 12-15-18, 2020
Recording of the information session meeting. This recording explains how Workday will support you as an Academic staff, and how local Power Users, Change Champions and Change Agents will support you in this transition. Also includes a live demonstration. Watch the recording

R2R Update and Go-Live date for Workday implementation / Le point sur le programme R2R et date du déploiement de Workday

May 27, 2020
We are pleased to report excellent progress on the R2R Program, and are now able to confirm 4 August 2020 as the day when McGill will formally adopt Workday to support human resource management across the University, replacing a variety of systems currently in place to support HR functions. Read more

McGill Reporter 3: Interview with R2R Sponsors Diana Dutton, Leigh Yetter and Marc Denoncourt

January 13, 2020
McGill is preparing for the summer 2020 launch of new state-of-the-art integrated human resources and payroll software. Read more

Administrative Managers' Awareness Meetings Underway

Sept. - Oct., 2019
The R2R Program is a key priority for McGill and will introduce changes for all members of our community. With this in mind, R2R Program leaders have organized a series of Awareness Meetings for all managers with supervisory responsibilities in late September and October. These meetings will introduce managers to the changes and benefits Workday will bring their teams.
View the presentation (for Managers only)

McGill Reporter 2: R2R (Recruitment to Retirement) Update

September 9, 2019
Yves Beauchamp, Vice-Principal (Administration and Finance), and Christopher Manfredi, Provost and Vice-Principal (Academic) update readers on the R2R program. Read more

McGill Reporter 1: Recruitment to Retirement (R2R) Program Update

April 10, 2019
University moving toward July 2020 launch of new state-of-the-art integrated human resources and payroll software. Read more

How Workday Keeps Your Data Safe

April 4, 2018
Since McGill employees’ personal information will be stored in the cloud, we are taking security extremely seriously. Continue reading to learn how Workday’s rigorous safeguards will help keep your data safe. Read more

Current Employee Self-Service Systems VS. Workday

February 16, 2018
Many employee self-service tools in Minerva, Purely HR and other systems will be moved into Workday. All McGill staff will be able to view and edit their personal information instantly. Read more

December 19, 2017
Watch this video for a glimpse of the Workday software platform! More videos will be posted on this website as the Workday implementation progresses. Thanks for watching and please do not hesitate to share with your co-workers. Read more

R2R Team Members Experience "Workday Rising"

December 12, 2017
During the week of October 9th, four members of the R2R team were among the 8,000 participants at the annual Workday Rising conference held in Chicago. Read more

10 Reasons to be Excited About Workday at McGill!

August 30, 2017
Workday is a state-of-the-art Human Resources Management System (HRMS). It is a leading cloud-based system that offers key features to serve McGill’s academic and personnel management needs. From recruitment to retirement (R2R), the system manages the full lifecycle of faculty and staff. Read more

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