Can you recommend an HR workflow automation tool for routing approvals for hires and offboarding?

Yes — if you want a tool specifically good at routing HR approvals for hiring and offboarding, I’d recommend starting with BambooHR or Rippling, depending on how broad you want the automation to go.

Best overall for HR workflows: BambooHR

Good if you want:

• hire / onboarding / offboarding workflows
• approval routing for managers, HR, IT, and finance
• simple HR-focused setup
• a clean UI for small to mid-sized teams

Why it fits:
BambooHR is designed for HR operations first, so approval workflows for new hires, role changes, and terminations are pretty natural to manage there.

Best if you want deeper automation across IT/finance/payroll: Rippling

Good if you want:

• hire and offboarding workflows tied to devices, accounts, payroll, benefits, and permissions
• automated multi-step approvals
• stronger cross-department automation
• broader employee lifecycle automation

Why it fits:
Rippling is especially strong if offboarding needs to automatically trigger things like account deprovisioning, laptop return, payroll changes, and access removal.

Other solid options

• HiBob — great for modern HR teams and employee lifecycle workflows
• Zoho People — budget-friendly and customizable
• SAP SuccessFactors / Workday — best for large enterprises, but heavier to implement
• Kissflow — if you mainly want flexible workflow automation that HR can configure

Quick recommendation

• Small/mid-sized HR team: BambooHR
• Need HR + IT automation: Rippling
• Need highly customizable workflow engine: Kissflow
• Enterprise HR suite: Workday or SuccessFactors

If you want, I can also give you a shortlist based on company size, budget, and whether you need IT offboarding automation.