Compensation steps in Workday are designed to support structured, automatic pay progression based ontime, service, or measurable criteria. To meet the requirement in this scenario, the configuration must enforcetwo separate conditionsbefore the employee progresses to the next step: completion of12 months of durationand accumulation of400 worked hours.
In Workday,durationdefines the minimum amount of time an employee must remain on a compensation step before becoming eligible for progression. Setting the duration to12 monthsensures the employee cannot advance earlier than one year of service. However, duration alone is insufficient when additional criteria—such as hours worked—must also be met.
This is wherestep progression rulesare used. A step progression rule allows administrators to define measurable thresholds, such as hours worked, that must be satisfied before progression occurs. By configuring a rule that counts400 hours worked, Workday ensures that employees who do not meet the hours requirement will not advance, even if they have completed 12 months.
Options A and B only configure one condition and do not satisfy the full requirement. Option C applies to initial step assignment, not progression eligibility.
Therefore, combining a12-month durationwith astep progression rule based on hours workedis the correct and Workday-supported configuration, making option D the correct answer.
