Employment Hero
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Employment Hero, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Employment Hero's own pricing page, checked 20 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pro 50 | — | 50 AI video interviews |
| Pro 50 | Priced on request | 50 AI video interviews |
| Pro 100 | — | 100 AI video interviews |
| Pro 100 | Priced on request | 100 AI video interviews |
| Pro 200 | Priced on request | 200 AI video interviews |
| Pro 200 | — | 200 AI video interviews |
| HR Essentials | $10 a month | leave management · employee records · document management · onboarding/offboarding · policies/compliance · help centre/chat · usage based; per employee/month; minimum 10 users |
| HR Engage | $14 a month | performance reviews · learning/development · engagement surveys · recruitment tools · usage based; per employee/month; minimum 10 users |
| HR Elite | Priced on request | workflow automation · custom fields · advanced reporting · enhanced people insights · custom quote; usage based; minimum 10 users |
| Employment Unlimited | Priced on request | payroll · employee assistance program · priority support · HR advisory · custom quote; usage based; minimum 10 users |
| Chat add-on | $2 a month | direct messages · group chats · threads · file/image sharing · push notifications · per employee/month; minimum $20/month |
| Rostering & Time and Attendance add-on | $4 a month | rosters · attendance · shift bidding/swapping · time clocks · timesheets · geofencing · award-based costing · per employee/month; minimum $40/month |
| Learning 10-Course Bundle | $8 a month | 10 industry courses covering compliance, leadership and workplace skills · per employee/month; minimum $80/month |
| Payroll | $10 a month | unlimited pay runs · automated tax calculations · award interpretation · payroll reporting · employee self-service · native HR integration · per employee/month; conditions apply; minimum 10 users |
| HR Advisory add-on | $14 a month | workplace advice · compliance guidance · document reviews · employee-relations support · per employee/month; minimum $280/month |
| Managed Payroll add-on | $20 a month | dedicated payroll specialist · complex calculations · compliance support · per employee/month; minimum $400/month |
The facts
Each one read from Employment Hero's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI
- Hero AI can answer HR questions, create leave requests, take actions on leave and timesheets, summarize interviews and search workforce information.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API
- Employment Hero exposes a RESTful JSON API using OAuth 2.0 bearer authentication; access tokens expire after 15 minutes and refresh tokens are supported.checked 21 Oct 2026
- API limits
- API credentials and the Developer Portal are restricted to Platinum HR, eOS Plus and eOS Unlimited plans; Lite and Standard Plus are excluded.checked 21 Oct 2026
- ATS API
- A separate Careers Page ATS API lets organisations publish new or edited job advertisements on their own websites.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Developer documentation provides API references, ATS references, authentication guides, a Help Centre and partner guides.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Employee onboarding
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Employee records
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- HR features
- The platform includes employee records, organisation charts, staff directories, onboarding workflows, policies, certifications, forms, incident reporting and leave management.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official integrations include Xero, MYOB AccountRight Payroll, QuickBooks, Sage Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, NetSuite, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 and Slack.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Employment Hero's developer documentation describes the service as copyrighted with all rights reserved, and no open-source licence is published.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: customization and integrations
- Reviewers report limited report customization, integration difficulties, occasional payroll inaccuracies and glitches needing manual intervention.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: lower-tier features
- TechRadar reports that entry tiers omit expenses, performance reviews and allowances, while workflows, learning and extra support require higher tiers.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: support responsiveness
- Reviewers repeatedly report slow customer-service responses, difficulty reaching support and reliance on chatbot triage.checked 21 Oct 2026
- News: 2026 releases
- A product recap dated 21 October 2026 says Employment Hero shipped more than 630 product updates during 2026.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company headquarters
- Employment Hero is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company legal name
- Employment Hero Holdings Pty Ltd is identified as the parent company of the Employment Hero group.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Employment Hero as a privately held company with 501–1,000 employees.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn states that Employment Hero began in 2014.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Funding and owner
- Dealroom records a February 2025 secondary transaction involving KKR and lists earlier backing from SEEK, AirTree, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, OneVentures and TCV.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Sydney, Australiachecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 20 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Limit: mobile app complaints
- Google Play reviewers report login problems, blank screens, clock-out failures and a cluttered app experience.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- Employment Hero Work is available on iOS and Android and combines work administration, wages, savings and employee benefits.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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