HR recruitment software for retail
Beat the hiring rush. Find top candidates faster with our AI recruitment agent, automate your applicant tracking, and onboard new retail staff before your competitors do. Spend less time reviewing resumes and more time running your store.
Five-star payroll for your hospitality team.
AI candidate sourcing and employment
Stop waiting for candidates to apply. Our AI powered recruitment technology instantly connects you with an active, pre-ranked shortlist of qualified top talent who are ready to work. We can then handle all aspects of employment for you with HeroForce.
Automated AI video screening
Interview 100 candidates in the time it takes to interview one. Our AI Recruitment agent can build you a shortlist, and then automatically invite them to a structured video interview, asking role-specific questions and scoring their answers 24/7.
Built-in applicant tracking
Say goodbye to messy email threads. Manage your entire applicant tracking hiring pipeline in one place. Move candidates through custom interview stages with a simple drag-and-drop board.
Seamless connection with HR & payroll
Eliminate double data entry completely. Once a candidate accepts an offer, their details flow automatically into your payroll software and scheduling system.
TRUSTED BY 300k+ HAPPY CUSTOMERS
Everything your retail store needs.
No more disconnected recruitment tools and spreadsheets. Bring your HR, recruitment, AI screening, onboarding, and payroll into one unified AI powered Employment OS built for Canadian retail businesses.
Bias-free AI evaluation
Give every candidate a standardized experience. The Recruitment Agent uses consistent scoring rubrics to evaluate video answers, ensuring you hire based on merit, not unconscious biases.
Paperless onboarding
Get new hires on the shop floor faster. Send digital offer letters and automate the onboarding process so you spend less time on manual paper work and management.
Automated candidate reference checks
Accelerate your retail hiring process. Automatically request and collect candidate references directly through the platform, allowing managers to verify top talent quickly without making endless phone calls.
Hiring for retail, made easy
Frequently asked questions.
Common questions from retail managers about our AI recruitment software.
When you are flooded with applications for the holiday rush, the AI Recruitment Agent streamlines the surge. It invites your top applicants to a video interview, generates role-specific questions, and scores their responses using transparent, customizable rubrics. Allowing you to review the top-ranked candidates asynchronously.
No. Don’t guess what to ask. The AI Recruitment Agent analyzes your job description and instantly generates relevant behavioral and situational questions for retail roles. You can review, edit, and approve them in seconds
Yes. With HeroForce, we eliminate the administrative nightmare of seasonal hiring. We act as the legal employer for your temporary retail staff, handling all payroll, contracts and provincial compliance so you can focus entirely on sales.
Yes. Because Employment Hero is an all-in-one AI powered Employment OS, hired candidates instantly appear in your scheduling system. You can schedule them for their first shift immediately.
Yes. We help you manage compliance from day one. New hires can easily review company policies, complete safety training, and submit essential forms during the digital onboarding process.
Payroll resources made for hospitality businesses
-
Read more: How Employment Hero is solving applicant overload with AI recruitmentHow Employment Hero is solving applicant overload with AI recruitment
Drowning in applications? Discover how Employment Hero’s Recruitment Agent and SmartMatch features help you tackle applicant overload and hire smarter.
-
Read more: Meet Employment Hero’s new Recruitment Agent for AI interviewsMeet Employment Hero’s new Recruitment Agent for AI interviews
Discover how Employment Hero’s Recruitment Agent automates first-round video interviews to help you hire faster, reduce bias and build pre-vetted…
-
Read more: Seasonal hiring in Canada: Retail and hospitality best practicesSeasonal hiring in Canada: Retail and hospitality best practices
Discover how to manage seasonal hiring. Learn compliance requirements, contracts, pay rules and retention strategies for retail and hospitality workers.
Run payroll your way, every time
Whether you want to run manual diligence or outsource the bulk of work to our specialists, Employment Hero has a payroll solution that flexes with your ways of working.
Automate core payroll and post-payroll tasks at no cost. Really.
Centralized access to pre-payroll data like timesheets, time off and rostering.
A dedicated payroll partner to handle complex tasks, from legislation changes to year-end submissions.
Automated direct deposits and remittances, compliance reporting and more.
Hiring on autopilot
Take people from “Hi” to Hired without switching tabs.
Get instant access to talent. Save time and cut costs.
Curated talent shortlists automation and more.
Manage open roles, interviews and onboarding from one place.
Find, hire and onboard team members all in the same tab.
Make work feel less like work
We’ve made work admin a breeze. Forget paper-based processes and lost time off requests: give your team self-service access to all their important HR and Payroll tasks.
All employee data is housed in a single, secure platform.
Automate time off requests, performance reviews and onboarding.
Centralize and share company policies and essential documents.
Workforce analytics and reports to help leaders make data-driven decisions.
Supporting employment from every angle
Your employment vision — ignited to its full potential.
Forget payroll complexity. We deliver compliant, accurate pay runs with unmatched ease.
Why leave R&D cash on the table? Recover up to 64% with our SR&ED expertise, fuelled by your HR and payroll data.
Expert-led advice, compliance checks and advice.
Benefits+: Your team’s health benefits, digitally managed. Real-time updates push directly from HR, making manual tasks a thing of the past.
Jump into
Employment OS
Employment doesn’t have to be hard. Streamline every step of the employment lifecycle so you and your team can run ahead.
