People, hours and onboarding

Log attendance when customers check in

3 builds of this one. The same workflow, fitted to what each business calls it and the field it checks — listed in the teardown below.

Done by about 155,000 people across 7 job roles, daily.

When a customer checks in or completes an event activity → then Log the attendance record

Acts every time the trigger fires.

Reads

check in id, customer id, event id, check in time, activity completed

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1230, 9 of 11 nodes ran in 348 ms.

Generate and assign staff training schedules

Done by about 10,000 people across 1 job role, daily.

When a list of staff and required trainings is submitted → then Notify staff of new training assignment

Acts every time the trigger fires.

Reads

assignment id, staff id, training name, required by date, training hours

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1199, 11 of 18 nodes ran in 626 ms.

Log completed shift hours to timesheet

Done by about 412,000 people across 3 job roles, several times a day.

When a shift or task is marked completed → then Log hours and activity to timesheet

Acts when the hours worked is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the shift recorded zero hours worked, and stops.

Reads

employee id, shift id, start time, end time, activity

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1238, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 323 ms.

Update the personnel record after a change

2 builds of this one. The same workflow, fitted to what each business calls it and the field it checks — listed in the teardown below.

Done by about 4.7 million people across 16 job roles, several times a day.

When A personnel change form is submitted → then Log personnel record update

Acts when the change applied is true. Otherwise it logs that the change form has not been approved yet, and stops.

Reads

employee id, form id, change type, submitted at, change applied

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1473, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 369 ms.

Enroll eligible employees in benefit plans automatically

Done by about 1.8 million people across 3 job roles, several times a day.

On a schedule Runs daily to check employee benefit eligibility dates → then Enroll the employee in their benefit plan

Acts when the days until eligibility is at most 0. Otherwise it logs that the eligibility date has not arrived yet, and stops.

Reads

employee id, employee name, eligibility date, benefit plan

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1089, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 544 ms.

Book the staff training session automatically

Done by about 1.4 million people across 1 job role, daily.

When a training need is identified for an employee → then Book the training session on the calendar

Acts when the needs scheduling is true. Otherwise it logs that the training session is already booked, and stops.

Reads

request id, employee id, employee name, training topic, needs scheduling

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1019, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 434 ms.

Send applicants the standard job details packet

Done by about 912,000 people across 1 job role, daily.

When a candidate’s stage changes during hiring → then Send applicant the job details packet

Acts when the candidate stage is information. Otherwise it logs that the candidate is in a different stage, and stops.

Reads

applicant id, applicant email, job title, candidate stage, packet sent

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1393, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 558 ms.

Update HR records when new information arrives

Done by about 1.2 million people across 2 job roles, more than monthly.

When new document entry or update is submitted → then Log document update in HR system

Acts when the contains new information is true. Otherwise it logs that the submission contained no new information, and stops.

Reads

document id, document type, submitted by, submitted at, contains new information

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1459, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 335 ms.

Enroll employees in recurring payroll deductions

Done by about 153,000 people across 1 job role, more than weekly.

When an employee enrolls in a payroll deduction program → then Log the new payroll deduction

Acts when the deduction amount is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that the deduction amount is zero or less, and stops.

Reads

enrollment id, employee id, deduction program id, deduction amount, enrollment date, pay frequency

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1092, 10 of 13 nodes ran in 314 ms.

Submit payroll automatically when pay period closes

Done by about 264,000 people across 1 job role, occasionally.

On a schedule Every Friday evening when the pay period closes → then Notify payroll manager of submission

Acts when the total hours is more than 0. Otherwise it logs that no hours were logged for the pay period, and stops.

Reads

pay period id, period end date, total hours, total gross pay, employee count

Evidence

Proved in test: n8n execution 1418, 12 of 20 nodes ran in 448 ms.