Welcome to the Western Digital Family!
We are thrilled to have you join our diverse, talented and dedicated community. Western Digital is an exciting place to build your career, grow and develop towards your goals. Innovation has led Western Digital to become a world leader in storage technologies and solutions. This same forward-thinking mindset has led us to develop our comprehensive and competitive total rewards that support you as we strive together to make our company a great place to work every day.
Western Digital is committed to offering you a rewarding career that gives you the opportunity to make valuable contributions toward the achievement of our business objectives.
The following information will help you get acquainted with our company, complete the necessary new hire action steps, and make a great start at Western Digital.
Your new hire checklist
You have 31 days from your date of hire to enroll in your Western Digital health and insurance benefits. If you do not make your benefit elections by the deadline, you will automatically be enrolled in the following plans:
- Anthem HSA II, employee only
- Delta Care USA DMO, employee only (Delta Dental PPO Low if Delta Care USA DMO is not available)
- Employee Basic Life Insurance/Accidental Death & Dismemberment (Company-Paid)
- Voluntary Disability Insurance (VDI), California employees only
- Short-Term Disability Plan (STD), employees outside of California
- Long-Term Disability Plan (LTD), Company Paid
IMPORTANT: If you don’t wish to enroll in benefits as a new hire, you do need to waive coverage in Workday within your first 31 days to avoid being automatically enrolled in the above default plans. Because coverage is retroactive to your date of hire, you will be responsible for paying retro or "catch-up" deductions for any missed pay-periods, depending on when you complete enrollment (or are auto-enrolled).
Once your new hire enrollment closes, you may not make changes to your benefit elections unless you experience a qualifying status change, such as a birth, marriage, or gain/loss of other coverage.
Watch Your New Hire Benefits Presentation!
Watch this webinar at your convenience for an overview of the Western Digital Benefits Program.
Want more information on the benefits offered? See the New Hire Decision Guide for more details.
Who’s eligible?
All active regular full-time or part-time employees who are scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible to participate in Western Digital’s benefits program. You may also cover your eligible dependents under Western Digital’s medical, prescription, dental, vision, and life benefits. Appropriate documentation must be provided as a part of our Dependent Verification process. Eligible dependents are:
- Spouse (except in the case of divorce, legal separation, or annulment)
- Children under age 26 (your natural children, adopted children, stepchildren, and foster children)
- Children over age 26 who are unable to care for themselves due to mental or physical disability incurred prior to age 26 and who are mainly dependent on you, that have been deemed disabled by your physician and medical carrier.
- Registered same or opposite gender domestic partner and his/her eligible dependent children under age 26 (eligible for medical, dental, vision coverage only).*
Interns are eligible to enroll in the Anthem HSA II medical plan, employee-only coverage. No other dependents can be added.
*State registration, where available, will be required
1. Enroll in health and other insurance benefits
Benefit options
Learn about the following benefit options available to you by reviewing the benefits information in this website. Then use the directions provided below to enroll.
Medical
- Anthem HSA
- Anthem HSA II
- Anthem PPO
- Kaiser HSA
- Kaiser HSA II
Dental
- Delta Dental PPO Low
- Delta Dental PPO High
- Delta Care USA DMO
Vision
- VSP Signature
Tax-Advantaged Accounts
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA)
- Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA)
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
Life Insurance
- Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) (Company paid; no enrollment required)
- Supplemental employee Life Insurance and AD&D
- Spouse Life Insurance
- Child Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Disability Insurance (VDI) (California employees only)
- Short-Term Disability (STD) (Employees outside of California)
- Long-Term Disability (LTD) (Company paid)
Voluntary Benefits
- Identity Theft Protection — Credit monitoring, restoration services, lost/stolen wallet assistance and more. (Company paid; no enrollment required)
- Legal Plan — Coverage for a wide array of legal services
- Business Travel Accident Insurance (Company paid; no enrollment required)
How to enroll
After reviewing your benefit options, enroll in your benefits within 31 days of your date of hire. Employees can make benefit elections through Workday, which can also be accessed via Connect. From Connect, select Workday from the Apps + Tools drop-down menu. Once on Workday, locate the “Enter Personal Information” action in your Workday Inbox. Enter your personal information here, and once complete, you will receive a new action in your Workday inbox. Select this “Change Benefits For Life Event” action to begin the enrollment process.
If you are not connected to the network, you may access Workday using the link provided below. If you have questions, please contact AskHR at 1-408-717-8398 (offsite) or 228398 (quick dial), or ask your question online at Service Now.
Enroll via Workday:
- Website: Workday
- Username: FirstName.LastName@wdc.com
- Password: Your Global Computer Password
Important Reminders
- Be sure to provide the necessary dependent documentation to enroll eligible family members.
- Make sure you’ve provided beneficiary information for your life insurance and your Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan.
2. Save for the future
You can invest for retirement with easy payroll deductions through the Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan.
You are immediately eligible to enroll on your date of hire. If you don’t take any enrollment action — either enrolling or opting out — within 30 days of becoming eligible, you will be automatically enrolled, and 6% of your eligible pre-tax pay will be invested in the Target Retirement Fund that most closely matches your retirement date, based on an assumed retirement age of 65. You may change your contribution rate and investment elections at any time on Empower Retirement.
Learn More
Review the many great features and advantages of the Western Digital Corporation 401(k) Plan.