50skills named finalist in the BOLD Awards for Boldest AI and Boldest HRTech

HR teams are asked to move faster every year, with the same messy processes, the same scattered tools, and about five different “urgent” requests landing at once.

That’s exactly the problem 50skills was built to solve, so we’re proud to share this: we’ve been named a finalist in the BOLD Awards in Boldest AI and Boldest HRTech. BOLD is an annual global awards programme recognising innovation across 22 digital industries, with winners decided by public votes and a panel of international judges.

Why we were recognised

50skills was recognised for how we blend automation and AI to simplify the complex, often messy processes that HR teams deal with every day.

Instead of work being scattered across inboxes, spreadsheets and disconnected tools, teams use 50skills to build workflows that run themselves and deliver a more consistent experience for candidates and employees from start to finish.

Automation in action

With 50skills, anything repeatable becomes automated.

Contracts are created automatically from approved templates. Required checks run without prompting. Systems update each other without human nudging. Approvals move forward without long delays.

Every workflow is fully configurable, so teams can build processes that fit their organisation, rather than wrestling with rigid software.

Where AI enhances automation

AI is there to support decision making, not replace it.

Teams can add AI wherever they want workflows to go further. It can:

• route incident reports based on context and seriousness
• flag missing details in onboarding steps
• summarise performance concerns for HR review
• identify the right policy for a complex employee request
• improve document heavy steps like contract creation

For organisations preparing for regulations like the EU AI Act, every workflow includes a full audit trail showing exactly where AI was used, what prompt was applied, and how the output was generated. Workflows can also be reviewed for fairness and clarity, adding an extra layer of trust.

Proven impact

The impact is significant. Companies reduce admin by up to 80% and cut workflow times from days to minutes. Processes become consistent across locations. HR teams regain hours each week to focus on the human side of their work. And the people going through these journeys finally get an experience that feels smooth rather than painful.

Real results from customers

Here are a few examples of what organisations have achieved with 50skills:

• Íslandshótel reduced time spent on benefit applications by 80%, cut onboarding time from 3 hours to 2 per employee and saves 90 hours every month
• FESTI saved over 200 hours by automating their employee stock option programme
• GRID cut onboarding admin by 90% and hired 13 employees in 4 weeks
• Airport Associates avoided 270 hours of manual admin by automating offboarding and crossboarding
• Íslenska gámafélagið launched 38 automated workflows with 563 employees using them and saves 90 hours monthly

Why this reflects BOLD innovation

The BOLD Awards judges entries on impact, scalability, transparency and the human factor. That criteria lines up neatly with what 50skills is designed to deliver.

50skills is more than an automation tool. It gives HR teams control, transparency and the ability to build processes that scale without needing IT. It brings AI into HR in a responsible, auditable way that supports better experiences for employees and candidates, while making it easier for organisations to meet rising expectations around compliance and trust.

What’s next

Whatever the final result, being named a finalist in both Boldest AI and Boldest HRTech is a strong signal that practical, responsible AI in HR is not just possible. It’s already happening.

If you’d like to see what this could look like in your organisation, you can book a demo and we’ll show you a few workflows that make admin disappear quietly in the background, which is exactly where it belongs.