EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements on Forms S-8 (Nos. 333-148326 and 333-51468) and Form F-3 (No. 333-101502) of Workstream Inc. of our report dated September 14, 2009, relating to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which appear in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Workstream Inc. for the year ended May 31, 2009.  Our report dated September 14, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2009 included an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

/s/ Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP

Orlando, Florida

September 14, 2009