The Office of Human Resources

Review Benefits & Update Beneficiary and Dependent Demographics

To access and review your current benefits information:

Review Benefit Elections

  1. Log in to Workday with your Brandeis username and password.
  2. From Menu in upper left corner click "Benefits."
  3. Scroll down to the "View" section and click "Benefit Elections."

You will be provided with a list of benefit plans indicating your participation. You may find additional information by clicking on a specific benefit.

PLEASE NOTE: You should only click Change Benefits button if you have a qualifying event. Do Not click Change Retirement Savings button. Changes for the retirement savings plan can only be done through NetBenefits.

Review and update Life Insurance Beneficiary demographic information

  1. Log in to Workday with your Brandeis username and password
  2. From Menu in upper left corner click "Benefits"
  3. Under "Change" click "Beneficiaries"
  4. For existing beneficiaries you can review or edit their information

PLEASE NOTE: Change Beneficiary action does not add or remove a beneficiary from your Life Insurance plans. This action only changes personal information about a person (name, age, relationship to you, etc...)  To add or remove a beneficiary from your life insurance plan chose "Change" "Benefits". See the Job Aid to Add, Update & Remove Beneficiaries from Plan

Review and update Spouse & Dependent children demographic information.

  1. Log into Workday with your Brandeis username and password,
  2. From Menu in upper left corner click "Benefits"
  3. Under "Change" click "Dependents"
  4. For existing dependents you can review or edit their information (name, age, add social security number, etc...)  

PLEASE NOTE: Change Dependent action does not add or remove a dependent to or from your health plans. To add or remove a spouse and or dependent from your plan, you need a documented qualifying event. See the Job Aid Update Benefits - Qualifying Events