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 July 27, 2001 (except for Note
13 as to which the date is August 1, 2001), with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of ProBusiness Services, Inc. incorporated by reference in
its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended June 30, 2001 and the related
financial statement schedule included therein, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Walnut Creek, California
April 5, 2002