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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to the 1996 Stock Option Plan and the 1997
Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated August 1, 2000 with respect to
the consolidated financial statements of ProBusiness Services Inc. incorporated
by reference in its Annual Report on Form 10-K (No. 333-31860) for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2000 and the related financial statement schedule included
therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Walnut Creek, California
December 15, 2000
