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ADP has launched new MCP servers and AI tools designed to let organizations build secure, integrated workflows by connecting their preferred AI agents to ADP systems via API Central, according to the ADP Media Center. The move extends ADP's platform into agentic AI territory, giving HR and payroll buyers a pathway to automate workforce processes through third-party AI agents.
Workday is expanding its agentic AI capabilities for HR teams, according to TechTarget, signaling a broader push by the HCM giant to automate people-operations workflows through autonomous agents — a move HR buyers evaluating AI-driven HR platforms should track closely.
According to Eagle Hill Consulting, HR professionals continue to spend significant time on routine, low-value tasks despite widespread AI adoption, suggesting current HR-tech tools are falling short of their promised automation gains.
Ahron, an AI-driven HR automation startup, has raised €2.2M in early-stage funding, according to Tech.eu — signaling continued investor appetite for tools that reduce manual HR workload through AI.
Reykjavík-based 50skills has raised €5.3 million (~$6M) to scale its AI-powered HR workflow automation platform, which it pitches as an 'operating system for people workflows' combining deterministic automation, AI agents and human oversight. The round was backed by Frumtak Ventures, Swiss Post Ventures, Avant and DRD Investments. 50skills says it has completed over 4 million actions in the past 12 months, with clients including Icelandair, Blue Lagoon, Domino's, Securitas and the City of Reykjavík. Its products include Hire (applicant tracking) and Journeys (building and running people processes). (Source: EU-Startups)
SAP Community has published a practitioner guide on using SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central's existing workflow tools to automate HR approval processes, maintain data quality, and produce audit trails.
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