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title: Workforce Optimization for HR release notes
description: The ServiceNow Workforce Optimization for HR simplifies the daily routine of HR Agent Managers to develop high-performing teams by optimizing schedules and work assignments, respond to ad hoc changes in real time, manage time-off requests and providing the skills they need to succeed—all in one workspace. This application is currently supported for the australia release, but it will be deprecated in a future release.The ServiceNow Workforce Optimization for HR simplifies the daily routine of HR Agent Managers to develop high-performing teams by optimizing schedules and work assignments, respond to ad hoc changes in real time, manage time-off requests and providing the skills they need to succeed—all in one workspace. This application is currently supported for the australia release, but it will be deprecated in a future release.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/release-notes/wfo-hr-rn.html
release: australia
topic_type: topic
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [HR Service Delivery release notes, Employee Service Management release notes, Features and changes by product, Release notes for upgrading from Zurich, Learn about the Australia release, Australia release notes]
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# Workforce Optimization for HR release notes

The ServiceNow® Workforce Optimization for HR simplifies the daily routine of HR Agent Managers to develop high-performing teams by optimizing schedules and work assignments, respond to ad hoc changes in real time, manage time-off requests and providing the skills they need to succeed—all in one workspace. This application is currently supported for the australia release, but it will be deprecated in a future release.

## About Workforce Optimization for HR

## Activation and other requirements

**Parent Topic:**[HR Service Delivery release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/hr-service-delivery-landing.md)

## Australia

The ServiceNow® Workforce Optimization for HR simplifies the daily routine of HR Agent Managers to develop high-performing teams by optimizing schedules and work assignments, respond to ad hoc changes in real time, manage time-off requests and providing the skills they need to succeed—all in one workspace. This application is currently supported for the australia release, but it will be deprecated in a future release.

### Plugin information

-   **Plugins planned for deprecation**

    The following plugins are planned for deprecation in a future release:

    Workforce Optimization for HR \(com.sn\_hr\_wfo\): Planned for deprecation in July 2027. There is no replacement for this application as of now.