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The holiday season is upon us! We will be partially shutting down over the festive period. Here are key dates to take note of. Office closure Our office will be closed from December 21 to January 7, 2019. Email support We will have a skeleton support staff in place between December 21 and January 2, [&…

When it comes to reward and recognition, every company takes a different approach. There are some similarities, but ultimately, a company’s unique culture and values will dictate how reward and recognition plays out. What’s most important is that reward and recognition actually occurs. This was the topic at …

We are excited to announce we’ve been ranked as number #12 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia list! Our placement on the list was announced last night at an awards night held at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney. “This is a fantastic win for the team,” said Ben …

What does our new tagline, a better world at work, mean?  As part of our rebrand, we ran into an age old question “to tagline or not to tagline?”. Taglines should sum up your unique proposition in a short, timeless phrase that can stand alone. They’ve been highly successful …

For people using rostering through HeroPay (in conjunction with our Premium subscription), we’re excited to announce a new feature – Shift Bidding. Available from today, this new feature automates the process of filling available shifts by allowing staff to assign themselves on a ‘first in, best, dressed’ basis. What is …

The results are in! We hosted our very first Hackathon this weekend and asked you to vote on the product you most wanted us to enhance. The winning option was… Leave Type Restrictions! Leave Type Restrictions As of today users of our HeroPay platform will now be able to to …

Welcome to your September and October product report. We’ve been making a number of improvements to our platform, especially around keeping your data safe and rewarding your people, to help build a better world at work. Thank A Hero – Open Beta We have just released our Thank A Hero …

We move fast at Employment Hero. We want to make sure that we’re constantly providing you with the most innovative set of features we can to help make employment easier and more rewarding. We also know that there are some things that we can fix. That’s why next …

Benefits are an elusive term here in Australia. They can mean anything from a fancy coffee machine to discounted or even subsidised health insurance. It can therefore be frustrating for employers to constantly read that employee benefits are on the rise without a clear indication of what benefits are coveted …

When Employment Hero initially embarked on a rebrand, creating a new logo was not on the agenda. It takes a lot to change a brand logo and while the case for our rebrand was obvious, the reasons to change our logo were not as strong. As we started going through …