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If your HRIS is set up properly, why does running HR still feel this manual?

You have the system. You have the modules. You might even have automation turned on. But somehow, onboarding still relies on someone remembering to send the right email. Offboarding still means chasing IT, payroll, and facilities separately. And any time a process needs changing, it goes on a list and waits.

This is not a sign that your team is doing it wrong. It is how most HRIS platforms are built. They are designed to store and report on people data, not to run the processes that sit around it.

The four places your HRIS creates work instead of removing it

Building a workflow means calling IT

Configuring automation in most HRIS platforms requires specialist access or a paid project. HR teams end up waiting weeks for changes that should take minutes.

Every process crosses a boundary the system cannot follow

Onboarding touches IT, payroll, line management, and facilities. Your HRIS handles its module. Everything else gets managed over email and spreadsheets.

Updating a process is a project in itself

Need to add an approval step or change a notification? That is a support ticket, a sprint cycle, and a wait. So most processes stay unchanged long after they should have been updated.

The process lives in someone's head, not the system

The HR professional who knows exactly how a process should run is rarely the one with system access to build it. Processes get documented to spec, not to reality.

50skills does not replace your HRIS. It does what your HRIS cannot

Your HRIS stays as your system of record. 50skills connects to it and picks up where it stops, letting your HR team build, run, and update workflows in plain language, without technical help.

Capability

Typical HRIS

Build a workflow by describing it in plain language

HR team can create and edit workflows without IT

Forms, approvals, emails, and integrations built as one connected flow

Update a workflow in seconds, not sprint cycles

Works across the full employee lifecycle

Version-controlled, auditable process outputs

= supported natively

= available but typically requires technical configuration

= not supported

Capabilities vary across HRIS platforms.
This reflects common limitations, not every product in the category.

How it works

Build, customise, and launch powerful workflows in minutes. Our step-by-step process helps you automate repetitive tasks and focus on what really matters.

Step 01

Describe what you need

Step 01

Describe what you need

Type your request in plain language. Our system considers your requirements, asks a few quick questions, and gets to work. You can also start by choosing your own trigger manually from tools you already use, such as BambooHR, Personio, or Slack.

Step 02

Customise and refine your process

Step 02

Customise and refine your process

Fine-tune every detail with our visual builder. Adjust steps, add conditional logic, set approval stages, define who gets notified and when, and create multi-path processes that reflect exactly how your team operates.

Step 03

Build your new workflow

Step 03

Build your new workflow

Let AI handle repetitive logic and admin. From filling out forms to writing onboarding emails or checking job application criteria, faster, smarter, and error-free.

Step 04

Run & govern

Step 04

Run & govern

Launch your workflow and maintain full visibility from day one. Monitor live processes, track every action, and maintain a complete audit trail so your team stays in control without the manual oversight.