Employment Hero

Employment Hero charges $10/emp/mo (HR Essentials) per employee on the HR Essentials plan, with a $100/mo. Higher plans unlock additional features including performance reviews and an applicant tracking system. The pricing model scales predictably as headcount grows, and no long-term contract is required.

Yes. Employment Hero includes native payroll powered by the KeyPay engine, which is STP Phase 2 compliant. Pay runs report wages, tax, and superannuation directly to the ATO. The platform also supports the Payday Super requirements scheduled for July 2026, aligning super payments with each pay cycle.

Employment Hero provides built-in Modern Award interpretation through the KeyPay payroll engine. Award rules, penalty rates, and allowances are maintained in the platform and applied automatically at payroll calculation time. This is one of the key advantages of using an AU-built platform over a global HRIS that requires manual award configuration.

Yes. Employment Hero is specifically designed for the Australian market and serves businesses from sole traders upward. The HR Essentials plan covers leave management, employee self-service, onboarding, and document management. The monthly minimum means the effective per-employee rate is higher for very small teams, but the all-in-one AU payroll and HR combination compares favourably against running two separate tools.

Employment Hero integrates natively with Xero, MYOB, and QuickBooks for accounting, and includes native KeyPay payroll. It also connects with Slack and other productivity tools. For businesses that need BambooHR or HiBob as their HRIS layer, Employment Hero Payroll is a commonly used integration target for those platforms.

Yes. The Employment Hero Work app is available on iOS and Android and allows employees to view payslips, submit leave requests, complete onboarding tasks, and access company documents from their phone. This is included across all plans.