Applaud is the workforce experience layer that makes digital HR simple. Applaud was founded in 2008 by Ivan Harding and Duncan Casemore, driven by a mission to create HR technology that focused completely on the employee. Applaud’s layer is designed to support your existing HR services, reigniting your existing HR technology, not replacing them to deliver one united workforce experience. All your employee and manager services in one place. Easy to use consumer-grade experience, anywhere, any time. Integrates with your current HR content and systems of record. Makes work simple, improves workforce experience