{"id":185,"date":"2025-03-11T10:27:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T18:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/fedpolicy\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2025-06-03T16:29:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T16:29:22","slug":"hiring-and-compensation-pause","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/budgetpolicy\/hiring-and-compensation-pause\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring and compensation pause"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/budgetpolicy\/hiring-and-compensation-pause\/#Guidance_on_hiring_and_compensation_increase_pause\" >Guidance on hiring and compensation increase pause<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/budgetpolicy\/hiring-and-compensation-pause\/#Manage_position_freeze_user_guide\" >Manage position freeze user guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/budgetpolicy\/hiring-and-compensation-pause\/#Close_position_user_guide\" >Close position user guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Guidance_on_hiring_and_compensation_increase_pause\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hr.uw.edu\/budgetpolicy\/hiring-and-compensation-pause\/guidance-on-hiring-and-compensation-increase-pause\/\">Guidance on hiring and compensation increase pause<i class=\"fa fa-angle-right m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>This applies to all positions not deemed essential by the unit&#8217;s Dean, Chancellor (or designee), or Cabinet level official.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Manage_position_freeze_user_guide\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/employeehelp.workday.uw.edu\/user-guides\/manage_position_freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manage position freeze user guide<i class=\"fa fa-external-link m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The most common case for a position to be frozen is when a budget or hiring freeze\/pause has been imposed by the University, State and\/or Federal funding source for the position.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h6 m-b-0 m-t-0\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Close_position_user_guide\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/employeehelp.workday.uw.edu\/user-guides\/close_position\/\" target=\"_blank\">Close position user guide<i class=\"fa fa-external-link m-l-xs\"><\/i><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Workday Close Position business process should be transacted when a vacant position is no longer needed and\/or there is no longer funding to support the position. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This applies to all positions not deemed essential by the unit&#8217;s Dean, Chancellor (or designee), or Cabinet level official. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":194,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"no","slim_seo":{"title":"Hiring and compensation pause - 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