An absence administrator needs to group all statutory leaves together. In another group, they must place all non-statutory leaves. What can the…

In Workday Absence Management, the primary structural element used to group related Leave of Absence types is the "Leave Family." To categorize leaves into statutory and non-statutory groups, the absence administrator should create two distinct leave families. Leave families allow organizations to logically group leave types for streamlined reporting, simplified eligibility configuration, and a better user experience during the absence request process. By assigning all statutory leave types to a "Statutory Leave Family" and non-statutory types to a "Non-Statutory Leave Family," the administrator ensures that these absences are properly categorized and managed according to their distinct legal and organizational frameworks.

A. Using a single leave family defeats the purpose of grouping them into distinct statutory and non-statutory categories for reporting and management.

B. Security segments control access permissions for viewing or editing data, not the logical grouping or categorization of the leave types themselves.

D. An absence table is used to define rates, limits, or specific calculation criteria, not to logically group leave types together.

1. Workday Administrator Guide: Absence Management -> "Create Leave Families", Section 1.2, pp. 18-20.

2. Workday Administrator Guide: Absence Management -> "Leave of Absence Configuration", Section 2.0, pp. 30-32.