An onboarding workflow in Worknice

HR workflow automation software

Run repeatable people processes on autopilot

From onboarding and role changes to parental leave and offboarding, Worknice workflows turns every repeatable HR process into an automated, consistent experience your whole team can rely on.

An onboarding workflow in Worknice

Worknice Workflows lets you design, automate and orchestrate every employee lifecycle event such as onboarding, internal moves, promotions, compliance renewals and offboarding – in one connected platform. Build a process once, trigger it, and give every employee the same polished experience every time. Because Workflows is native to Worknice, it works from your people ops source of truce, looping in managers and IT with precision.

Why you will love Worknice Workflow software

Why you will love Worknice Workflow software

Automate the admin, keep the human bits

Replace email chains, spreadsheets and “who was supposed to do that?” with one connected workflow. Worknice handles the muliple steps, checklists, paperwork handling and handoffs so your HR team can focus on the people moments that actually matter.

Your people ops in one place

Worknice Workflows isn’t a separate automation tool bolted onto your HRIS. It runs on the same employee record as your onboarding, payroll integrations, leave, compliance and performance so your operational work happens in one place.

Stay consistent and compliant at scale

Configure your processes once and every new hire, promotion and exit follows the same path. Templates, tasks and audit trails keep your team aligned with Fair Work obligations, modern award changes, payroll updates and your own internal policies no matter how fast you’re growing.

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Build any people process, no developer required

Worknice Workflows gives you a simple no-code builder that anyone in HR can pick up, plus the depth to handle complex but repeatable lifecycle events. Set the trigger, drop in the actions, choose the assignees, and let Worknice run the process for you every single time.

Design any HR process visually. Configure triggers, tasks, documents, forms, compliance paperwork and questionnaires onto a single workflow and connect them in the order they should happen. No formulas, no scripts, just a clear map of the work.

Auto-enrol people into workflows based on events that already happen in Worknice such as first working day. Proceeding steps can occur at set times after that event.

Each workflow can generate tasks for HR, managers, IT and the employee themselves, send branded paperwork on a schedule, and more. One process, every action covered.

Assign tasks to a person, a role (like “direct manager” or “payroll lead”) or a team – not a fixed name that will go stale. Use workflows to send the right version of a workflow to the right people: a different onboarding for engineering vs. retail, or a different exit flow for casuals vs. permanent staff.

See exactly where every person is up to in every workflow. Activity graphs, completion rates and overdue alerts make it obvious where things are stuck, so you only follow up where you actually need to.
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Power your whole employee lifecycle

Workflows isn’t just for onboarding. The same builder runs every people process in your business from the first hello to the final farewell.

Trigger an onboarding flow the moment a contract is signed. Send pre-boarding tasks, collect tax and super details, assign first-week training, prompt managers to schedule day-one catch-ups and probation reviews and drip feed your policies from day one and beyond.

When someone moves teams, gets promoted or changes managers, a single workflow can ensure all teams and stakeholders are on the same page. Issue paperwork, forms and tasks to update the org chart, refresh their position and pay record, generate the new contract or variation letter for e-signature, notify payroll, and prompt the new manager to run a transition catch-up.

When an employee resigns or finishes up, Worknice fires a structured offboarding workflow: exit interviews, knowledge transfer tasks, equipment return, IT access removal, final pay coordination with payroll, and a clean update of the employee record so nothing falls through the cracks.

Trigger renewal workflows when a licence, ticket or certification is about to expire. Worknice notifies the employee, assigns the renewal task, collects the updated document, and updates the compliance record so your business stays audit-ready without manual chasing.
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Connected to the rest of Worknice


Workflows runs on the same employee record as your onboarding, documents, leave and compliance modules. Update a paperwork in a workflow and it flows through to reporting and employee self-service with no duplicate entry and no drift between systems.

Worknice connects directly to Xero, Employment Hero, MYOB, KeyPay, MicrOpay and other major Australian payroll systems. Onboarding workflows push new starter forms to collect personal details, bank, tax and super ready for push into payroll without re-keying.

Workflows tie directly into Worknice’s compliance, documents and certifications modules. You can build flows that issue compliant contracts, capture policy acknowledgements with e-signature, track ticket and licence expiries, and keep evidence neatly stored against the employee record — ready for any audit.
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Workflows everyone will love

Holly – New Hire

A smooth, consistent experience every time something changes.

Whether it’s starting a new role, changing teams, going on parental leave or moving on, employees get a friendly, mobile-first experience with clear next steps.

Dan – Team Manager

Know exactly what you need to do, and when.

Managers get clear, timely tasks for every lifecycle event their people go throughs such as new hire setup, probation reviews, promotions, exits – delivered into the same place they already log in for everything else.

Sarah – HR Leader

Design your perfect people processes … once.

Build every process your business needs, document it inside Worknice, and trigger it automatically for every employee. No more re-explaining the same steps. No more relying on tribal knowledge when someone is on leave.

“HR admin was becoming quite overwhelming and we wanted something that automated our processes as much as possible. We also didn’t want to spend months getting things setup.”

Iris Apello – Co-founder

Flow of Work

“Worknice is by far the best solution on the market. I am able to combine my data from different HR related apps together and report on key metrics with confidence.”

Michael K – Director

Silk Hospitality

“More time to focus on my people! Worknice helps cut down on the number of requests and questions flowing to HR and instead gives control back to my people.”

Matthew Browne – Managing Partner

Black Nova Group

“The onboarding tool is our favourite, it plugs straight into Xero and new hires are all fully set up in payroll right away. Worknice has streamlined many of our other HR processes (onboarding, leave approvals, pay increases etc.) & has saved us countless hours.”

Helena Turpin – Co-founder

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    Modern technology approach enabling scalable HR.

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    A fast and pain free onboarding experience.

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  • 100s of Integrations

    Connect your people, data and systems through powerful integrations.

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FAQs

  • What is Worknice Workflows?

    Worknice Workflows is the automation engine inside Worknice that lets HR teams design, automate and orchestrate every people process — onboarding, role changes, leave, compliance renewals, offboarding and more — from a single no-code builder, on top of one connected employee record.

  • Do I need to be technical to build a workflow?

    No. Worknice Workflows is designed for HR leaders, not developers. You build processes visually by combining triggers, actions, tasks and approvals, no code, formulas or scripting required. If you can describe the process, you can build it.

  • What kinds of HR processes can I automate with Workflows?

    Anything repeatable. Common examples include onboarding and pre-boarding, role changes and promotions, parental leave and return-to-work, probation reviews, internal transfers, certification and licence renewals, exit and offboarding, and policy or contract refresh cycles.

  • How is this different from automation tools like Zapier or Make?

    Generic automation tools sit outside your HRIS, so they can only push data between systems with limited context. Worknice Workflows runs inside your HRIS, on top of the same employee record as your onboarding, documents, tasks, compliance. External workflows builders offer enhanced and complex processes that connect to 1000’s of other apps.

  • Can I trigger workflows from events like start date?

    Yes. Worknice can auto-enrol people into workflows based on lifecycle events that already exist in the system, including hire date, first working day, probation end, role change, manager change, last working day, leave start and return, and certificate expiry dates.

  • Can workflows send tasks to managers, IT and payroll — not just HR?

    Yes. Tasks can be assigned to individuals, roles (such as direct manager or payroll lead) or whole teams, with reminders and overdue notices so nothing falls through the cracks. That makes it easy to coordinate work that crosses HR, IT, finance and operations.

  • Will it work with my payroll system?

    Worknice integrates directly with major Australian payroll systems including Xero, Employment Hero, MYOB and KeyPay. Workflows can automate the collection of core payroll data required to create and push employee payroll details to your connected payroll.

  • Can I run different workflows for different teams, locations or employment types?

    Yes. Filters let you target workflows by team, location, employment type, role and any other employee attribute you use in Worknice. You can have one core process and tailored variations for different parts of the business.

  • Can I see what’s happening across all active workflows?

    Yes. Worknice gives you real-time visibility into every active workflow, with activity feeds, completion rates and overdue alerts. You can see exactly where every person is up to and follow up only where it’s actually needed.

  • Is Worknice Workflows compliant with Australian HR requirements?

    Worknice is built for the Australian market. Workflows can be designed around Fair Work obligations, modern award changes, Single Touch Payroll updates and your own internal compliance frameworks with full audit trails so you can show your work if you ever need to.

  • How long does it take to launch our first workflow?

    Most teams have their first workflow live within days, not months. Worknice ships with a template library for common processes, and our team will help you tailor templates to your business so you can move from sign-up to live workflows quickly.

  • Can I see Worknice Workflows in action?

    Yes, Worknice offers a free online demo. We’ll walk you through how Worknice Workflows handles your specific people processes, from onboarding through to offboarding

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