Employment Hero Hiring
Employment Hero — Employment. Intelligently Run.
Employment Hero is an AI-driven, all-in-one Employment Operating System that brings HR, payroll, benefits and recruitment together. It helps small and medium-sized businesses hire, onboard, manage and pay employees, as well as handle leave requests and performance reviews. For employees, it offers employee experience tools and the Employment Hero Work mobile superapp for managing work, pay and perks. The company was founded in 2014 and has its global headquarters in Sydney, Australia.
Security & Compliance
Security and privacy are top priorities.
Security Features
Certifications
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2
Data & Hosting
Data residency
European Union
Hosting
It is referred to as enterprise-level security, including advanced encryption, MFA, strict access controls, and regular security audits.
Retention & deletion
The recruitment dashboard allows personal data of unsuccessful candidates to be anonymised manually. Automatic anonymisation can also be enabled, with the interval set as a number of months.
Trust & Legal Centre and DPA are available. The EOR assumes the employer's legal obligations and reduces international compliance risks.
Feature Scope
- Talent pool and instant access: Search and contact work-ready candidates instantly; platform includes over 2M jobseekers and surfaces live shortlists for every role, reducing reliance on paid job boards.
- SmartMatch (AI talent matching): Curates quality shortlists automatically; helps cut time-to-hire and job ad spend.
- AI Recruitment Agent: Agentic AI automates first-round video interviews with structured questions and instant scoring; screens candidates 24/7 while keeping humans in control.
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS): Manage job ads, candidates, interviews and onboarding inside your HRIS; advertise, hire and onboard in one place; free candidates built-in.
- Integrated onboarding: Click-to-onboard from the ATS; issue templated contracts for e-signatures in seconds; bring new hires up to speed fast.
- Employer of Record (EOR): Find, onboard, manage and pay employees in 180+ countries with compliant local contracts and HR expertise—no local entity needed.
- Salary benchmarking: Real-time market insights from 300k+ businesses and tens of thousands of payslips to set competitive pay.
- Automation and workflows: AI-led coordination from job posting to offer; auto-scheduling, screening and progression help teams focus on decisions, not admin.
- Measured impact: 2 weeks saved on time-to-hire; up to 80% reduction in job ad spend; thousands screened to build shortlists; hundreds of new candidates added monthly.
- Security: Enterprise-grade security with advanced encryption, multi-factor authentication (MFA) and regular security audits; strict access controls.
- Compliance: Trust & Legal Centre and Data Processing Addendum (DPA) available; EOR assumes legal employer obligations to reduce international compliance risk.
- Integrations and API: Hiring is native to Employment Hero HRIS; API access available on higher HR tiers (HR Platinum); dedicated Integrations marketplace.
- Global coverage and expertise: Coverage in 180+ countries with support from HR experts; manage the entire employee lifecycle in one platform.
Pricing hints: UK pricing (per employee/month, GBP) shows hiring features included across HR tiers: • HR Standard: £4 includes Applicant Tracking (minimum £40/month). • HR Premium: £7 adds engagement/performance features (minimum £70/month). • HR Platinum: £10 adds Goal Setting, Custom Fields/Branding, API Access. • Employment Unlimited: £19 includes Unlimited hires via SmartMatch and use of the Recruitment Agent, plus expanded services (e.g., Managed Payroll, HR Advisory, EAP, Telephone Support). Some plans list “Start free” options for Talent Search/SmartMatch trials. Exact inclusions can vary by region and plan; speak to sales for full details.
Compliance hints: Trust & Legal Centre and a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) are available. EOR reduces cross-border compliance risk by acting as legal employer and handling local statutory obligations.
Implementation hints: Immediate utility for hiring (instant access to candidates; click-to-onboard from ATS). Broader platform implementation can be Managed or Guided, with migration and training support via the Implementation Hub and help centre.
Support hints: Channels include Help Centre/Service Centre, Implementation Hub, and sales/phone support (UK contact listed on hiring page). Employment Unlimited includes Telephone Support; HR Advisory & Representation services available on higher tiers.
Integration hints: Hiring runs within the Employment Hero HRIS. An Integrations marketplace exists (varies by product). API access is available on HR Platinum and above, enabling custom integrations.
AI talent matching (SmartMatch) automatically reaches out to jobseekers, checks interest, and delivers curated shortlists with high response rates; Live, ready-to-hire candidate profiles with recent activity and experience; Local availability matching to ensure candidates are near your sites; Built-in reference checking to speed verification and maintain compliance; Hiring analytics and process tracking to identify bottlenecks and improvements; Integrated hiring-to-onboarding flow with contract generation and e-signatures; Option to leverage Employment Hero’s broader Hiring suite (Applicant Tracking System for job ads, candidate management, interviews, onboarding) and Employer of Record to hire across 150+ countries; Claims and outcomes: reduce time-to-hire by ~2 weeks, save recruitment costs, 1M+ profiles screened per shortlist, 5,000+ new candidate profiles weekly, trusted by 300k+ businesses. Security and compliance (as stated on page): workflows designed to help “maintain compliance” during hiring and reference checks; legal documents available via Trust & Legal Centre and Data Processing Addendum links. Integrations: described as “seamless integration” across Employment Hero’s EmploymentOS (ATS, onboarding)
Pricing hints: Messaging emphasizes “Start free” and “hire great people for free,” and skipping job ad spend and agency fees. But unspecified.
Security hints: Mentions maintaining compliance during hiring and a Trust & Legal Centre. Security specifics not provided.
Compliance hints: Data Processing Addendum link is present.
Implementation hints: Immediate access to candidates; AI shortlists appear quickly. Onboarding through contracts and e-signatures can be done “in minutes.” No detailed implementation timeline or migration steps provided.
Support hints: Options shown: Request a demo/callback (UK phone +44 207 031 5380), Support links to Service Centre and Help Desk.
Integration hints: Described as a seamless, integrated flow across Employment Hero’s EmploymentOS (Hiring/ATS, Onboarding, EOR).
Features at a Glance
Recruiting & ATS
- Pipeline/Kanban
- Interview scheduling
- Scorecards
- Offer management
- E-signature
- AI screening/ranking
- Job requisitions
- Career site
- Multi-posting
- Background checks
- Recruiting analytics
Core HR
- Employee records
- Workflows
- Document management
- Multi-country
- Roles & permissions
- Org chart
- Positions
- Employee self-service
- Manager self-service
- Multi-entity
Data & API
- API
- Data export
Administration
- Custom fields
Security & IT
- MFA
- RBAC
- Data residency region
- SSO/SAML
Compliance
- GDPR
- DPA available
- SOC 2
Analytics
- Custom reports
- Dashboards
Onboarding
- Onboarding checklists
- Tasks & owners
Mobile
- iOS/Android app
- Responsive UI
Payroll
- Payslips
- Tax/reporting
- Benefits/deductions
Time Tracking
- Clock in/out
- Timesheets
- Overtime rules
Leave
- Leave policies
- Approvals
- Calendars/absence
Offboarding
- Offboarding checklists
Performance
- Reviews
- 360 feedback
- Goals/OKRs
Compensation
- Salary bands
- Comp cycles
Benefits
- Benefits enrollment
Learning
- Course catalog
- Assignments
Pricing Model
Per employee
Plan 1: GBP 19 per employee – an all-in-one plan with expanded services and hiring features. Scope and availability vary by region.
Implementation
Hiring features deliver value quickly (immediate access to candidates, click-to-onboard). Depending on the stage and scope of the project, a comprehensive platform rollout can be supported by Employment Hero teams.
Support
Email/Help Centre (ticketing/knowledge base) · Phone (noted for Employment Unlimited and sales contact)
Time zones: UK support presence; global coverage varies by region and service (EOR).
Support options vary by plan. Employment Unlimited includes phone support. HR consulting and representation are available at higher tiers.
Integrations
Employment Hero Hiring (ATS)
ATSSeamless integration across EmploymentOS; optional job ads, candidate management, interviews.
Employment Hero Onboarding
OnboardingContract generation and e-signatures; connected workflow from hire to onboarding.
Employment Hero ATS
ATSMatches delivered inside the ATS; manage interviews and move candidates through a single sourcing-to-onboarding workflow.
Major job boards (unspecified)
Job boardATS supports posting to major job boards.
OpenAPI Developer Portal
APIOpenAPI-based developer portal; documented rate limits (e.g., 20 req/s, 100 req/min per user).
Employment Hero Careers Page
OtherHosted careers pages; candidate applications feed directly to ATS
Google Workspace
SSOProvisioning during onboarding; potential SSO/IDP
Microsoft 365 / Azure AD
SSOProvisioning during onboarding; potential SSO/IDP
JobAdder
ATSPartner/connector listed; details vary by region
Zinc
OtherRight-to-work checks (UK)
VEVO (AU Home Affairs)
OtherWork entitlement checks (Australia)
Webhooks
WebhookEvent-based notifications for integrations
Employment Hero HRIS
HRISNative integration; candidate discovery is surfaced directly where teams work (org chart, open roles, searches, offboarding).
Major job boards (multi-posting)
OtherOne-click posting to multiple job boards via Employment Hero
Integrations Marketplace
OtherDedicated marketplace exists.
Slack
OtherTeam communications integration (listed in integrations)
OpenAPI (Developer Portal)
APIPublic API with write endpoints; approx. 20 rps / 100 rpm per user
Employment Hero API
APIAPI access available on higher HR tiers (e.g., HR Platinum) for custom integrations.
Calendly
OtherSelf-serve interview scheduling
Write APIs
APIAPIs to update employee personal/employment data with scoped access.
Employment Hero Employer of Record (EOR)
OtherHire across 150+ countries via Employment Hero’s EOR service.
Gmail
OtherEmail and calendar sync for scheduling/interviews
Employment Hero HRIS (native)
HRISHiring is built-in to the Employment Hero platform with integrated onboarding and employee records.
Careers Page API
APIAPI for integrating custom careers sites with ATS
Outlook
OtherEmail and calendar sync for scheduling/interviews
Accounting & WFM partners (EmploymentOS)
OtherEcosystem integrations for broader HR/Payroll/WFM; specific partners listed on site
