Can I only shout out milestone years?

Yes — add a check for years in [1, 5, 10, 15, 20] instead of every year.

Can this work across time zones for remote teams?

The check runs against the n8n instance's server time; adjust the schedule hour to fit your team's primary timezone.

HR & RecruitingStructurally Validated

Employee Birthday & Anniversary Alert

Every morning, this checks your employee list for birthdays and work anniversaries happening today and posts a Slack shoutout automatically — a small culture touch that never gets forgotten.

Automation flow

Step 1

Daily Trigger

Runs every morning at 8am.

Step 2

Read Employee List

Pulls birthdays and hire dates.

Step 3

Find Today's Celebrations

Matches today's month/day.

Step 4

Post Shoutout

One combined Slack message, if any.

How it works

1Every morning, the employee list is read.
2Anyone whose birthday or hire-date anniversary matches today's month and day is flagged (year is ignored for birthdays; years-of-service is calculated for anniversaries).
3If there's anything to celebrate, one combined Slack message goes out; if not, the workflow does nothing.

Services used

Google SheetsSlack

What you'll need

An n8n Cloud or self-hosted account
A Google account (Sheets)
A Slack workspace

What's included

No-code setup in 10 minutes
Combines birthdays and anniversaries in one check
Calculates years of service automatically
Zero noise on days with nothing to celebrate

Estimate what this could save you

Times per week

Minutes each time

Your hourly value ($)

3.6 hours/month

≈ $108/month in your time

A rough estimate based on what you enter above — not a guarantee. Actual time saved depends on your process.

Make it yours

Add a milestone-only mode that only shouts out anniversaries at 1, 5, 10+ years instead of every year.
Include a fun fact or photo field for a more personalized birthday message.
Route to different channels per department if your org is large enough to warrant it.

Works well with this automation

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Every application is scored against your role requirements by AI, with an instant Slack alert for strong matches.

$19

AI Job Description Generator

Turns a few rough notes about a role into a complete, formatted job description — drafted by AI, ready for review.

$19

Employee Time-Off Approval

Employees request time off via form; a manager approval in a sheet triggers an automatic calendar block and confirmation.

$15

Save with the complete system: HR & Recruiting Bundle

Instead of buying separately: $98 — System: $39

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Questions about this template

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Structurally validated: automatically checked for valid n8n format before every deploy.

Difficulty: Easy
Setup time: ~10 min
Integrations: 2
Node count: 4
Format: .json + guide