HR workflow automation software
Set up a process once, let it run
HR automation software that starts each process on an employee or candidate event, a date or a schedule, and hands every step to the module that does it.
HR processes run on memory and checklists
Checklists are copied from spreadsheets, IT is asked in Slack, approvals sit in email threads. When a step is missed, nobody can say which one or whose it was.
Start each process on its event, date or schedule
A flow starts on an employee or candidate event, days before or after a date, on a schedule, or by hand. Date triggers run at the hour and timezone you choose, and overnight events wait until morning.
Hand each step to the module that does the work
Each block does real work in Skailer: a task, review, survey, signature request, approval or meeting. The flow waits until the step is done, and variables such as name or manager make each task personal.
Keep one flow for every entity and team
Conditions decide whether a flow starts and whether each block runs, by department, division, legal entity, location, position or time off category. One onboarding flow can send each entity its own contract addendum.
Let employees start requests that update their profile
Share a flow, and it appears in the employee's profile as a request with your title, description and emoji. A Survey with approval step shows approvers each change as before and after, then saves approved values.
Find a stuck process from its step-by-step run log
Executions records every run with its employee, start time, duration and the status of each step, filtered by employee, status, period or flow. A failed run shows why on the step, and the owner gets email and Slack.
Flows run on the company model every module uses
Flows reads entities, departments, positions, managers and custom fields. Flows starts and routes the work; Tasks, Reviews, Surveys, E-sign and Approvals carry it out.
What is HR process automation in Skailer?
Flows is the HR workflow automation software in Skailer. A flow starts on an employee or candidate event, a date such as probation end, a schedule, a manual run or an employee's request. Its steps create tasks, reviews, surveys, signature requests, approvals and meetings, send email or Slack messages, and call Google Workspace or an external API. Conditions on legal entity, department, location and position target each step, and every run is logged.
A record of every run, a signature on every call
Each run is logged with every step. HTTP requests are signed, so the receiving system can check they came from Skailer. Separate permissions cover building, managing and running flows.
What the model shows for a 500-person company
NEW HIRE PROCESSING
PROBATION MANAGEMENT
DOCUMENT APPROVAL
How flows compare with other HR automation tools
Automation in HR usually lives in one of 3 places: spreadsheets and checklists, a general automation tool, or flows inside the HR platform.
| Capability | Spreadsheets & checklists | General automation tools | Skailer |
|---|---|---|---|
| What starts a process | Someone remembers | Usually events in connected apps | Events, dates, schedules, manual runs, requests |
| What a step does | A checklist line or a message | Usually a call to another app's API | Creates tasks, reviews, approvals, signatures |
| Waiting for a step | Manual follow-up | Depends on the other app reporting back | Waits for tasks, answers, approvals, signatures |
| Targeting by entity | A copy per team | Filters on synced fields | Conditions and assignee rules on one flow |
| Employee requests | Email and a form | Usually a separate form tool | Shared flows in the profile, answers saved to it |
| Run history | None | Logs kept apart from HR records | Executions per employee, with errors and cancel |
How HR workflow automation works
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Flows in Skailer: common questions
What is Flows in Skailer?
It's the module that runs HR processes on their own. A flow starts on an employee or candidate event, a date, a schedule, a manual run or an employee's request, then creates tasks, reviews, surveys, signature requests, approvals and meetings, and sends messages.
Is Skailer HR workflow automation software a task management tool?
Can employees start a flow themselves?
Can one flow work differently for each legal entity or department?
Do Skailer HR automation solutions cover recruiting steps?
Which systems outside Skailer can a flow reach?
Turn one manual process into a flow
Book a demo to see Skailer run one of your HR processes as a flow on your own company structure.