HeroForce: End-to-end employment, done for you
Hire and employ talent on-demand, locally or globally, while Employment Hero handles the contracts, payroll, compliance and admin. It’s the easiest way to build your team your way, without the complexity of being the employer.
See how HeroForce helps you hire and employ talent, end-to-end.
Ready to build your team without the complexity of employment?
Hire and employ talent on-demand, locally or globally, through one connected platform.
Move faster with pre-vetted talent, AI-powered hiring and streamlined onboarding.
Reduce compliance risks and admin overhead.
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Making employment easier
Employment Hero’s Employment Operating System combines powerful, intelligent AI agents with a platform built to support your team at every turn. Prefer to hand it all over to us? HeroForce and our team of experts can run employment end-to-end for you, including handling the complexities of compliance and payroll, whether you’re hiring locally or abroad.
With HeroForce, you can bring your own talent or tap into a marketplace of 2 million+ jobseekers. However you choose to build your team, HeroForce provides the infrastructure to make it happen.
Hero AI is the native intelligence built into our Employment Operating System. It’s what makes HeroForce faster, smarter and more efficient at running employment for you.
Keen to understand the differences between direct employment and HeroForce? Check out our comparison here or speak with an employment expert
Employ locally
In the coming months, you’ll be able to hire and manage employees based in Canada via HeroForce. Employment Hero will handle the payroll, compliance and employment admin for you. You can already employ within Canada directly with the Employment Operating System.
Employ internationally
Access and hire talent in 180+ countries without setting up legal entities or navigating complex foreign regulations.
Employ on demand
In the coming months, you will be able to access pre-vetted, ready-to-work talent whenever you need it and scale your workforce up or down with ease.
A simpler way to build your team
HeroForce removes the need for businesses to build and manage their own employment infrastructure. Whether you’re hiring one person or scaling a team locally or abroad, HeroForce uses AI agents and expert humans to run employment end-to-end for you.
You stay in control
You choose who to hire, manage their work and build your team culture.
We handle employment
Employment Hero becomes the legal employer of record, managing the employment infrastructure behind the scenes for you.
One system of action
Replace fragmented HR, payroll and compliance tools with a single AI-powered platform that runs employment for you.
How will HeroForce work?
HeroForce leverages AI to proactively drive hiring velocity and talent activation, making sure that data flows seamlessly from the initial hire to the final pay run.
View candidates instantly
Instant AI candidate matching
HeroForce scans our marketplace of 2M+ jobseekers to serve up a live, curated shortlist of the best-matched candidates for your role instantly.
AI agent candidate screening
Candidates undergo a rigorous, multi-step screening process to validate seniority, skills and work eligibility before you even see their profile.
You choose where you hire
Use HeroForce to hire across borders without local entities or hire locally and we’ll handle the legal employer obligations.
Already have a team you’ve employed directly? We’ve got you covered.
Move existing employee across
It’s a straightforward process to move existing local and international teams across to HeroForce.
Support when it matters
Our team of employment experts manage the transition process and ongoing employment admin for you, both locally and overseas.
All types of employment in one place
The single employment operating system allows you to hire directly or via HeroForce in one easy to use AI-powered platform.
Employment Hero’s AI-powered Employment Operating System allows you to employ directly and via HeroForce in one place. Whichever you choose, you’re supported by native AI recruitment, HR and payroll agents. Plus, you can use HeroForce for your entire team or just a few specific roles if needed. Find out how HeroForce compares to direct employment here.
Why businesses are making the switch to HeroForce
Traditional direct employment is fragmented, expensive and slow. HeroForce replaces that with shared, scalable employment infrastructure.
Hire faster: Find, assess and onboard talent in hours or days, not weeks.
Have confidence in compliance: Employment Hero manages contracts, payroll, tax and local regulations.
Reduce costs: Lower hiring, admin and compliance overhead with a predictable model.
The impact
Typically 34% lower costs than direct employment*
Typically 80% lower costs than labour hire*
No entity setup required for international employment in 180+ countries
On demand talent available from a work-ready pool of 2+ million
Predictable, transparent costs
*Savings based on internal HeroForce modelling of representative total employment costs (incl taxes, and overheads) vs. market rates. Actual savings may vary by region, industry and specific local compliance requirements.
HeroForce compared with the old way
| Feature | HeroForce | The old way |
|---|---|---|
| Integration | Fully embedded in Employment Hero’s Employment Operating System | Fragmented and disconnected silos |
| Sourcing | AI-powered candidate matching (2M+ candidate pool) | Manual job boards and sifting |
| Screening | Pre-vetted and verified top candidates | Unqualified and irrelevant applicants |
| Admin effort | Intelligent automation handles tasks | High manual HR and recruitment load |
| Legal status | Employment Hero acts as the legal employer of record | You bear all legal employer risks |
Not sure what option is right for your business? See how HeroForce compares.
Made possible with Hero AI
Support that fits the way you work
AI-enhanced experience
Hero AI knows your business, your people and your policies. Ask anything and get instant, relevant answers without the need to dig through help articles.
Dedicated human support
Connect with our dedicated team of employment experts whenever you need a human touch to guide your journey.
Frequently asked questions
HeroForce is our Shared Employment Infrastructure. While our AI-powered Employment Operating System helps you manage your own employees, HeroForce allows you to hire and employ talent; locally, globally or on-demand, using our legal entities. We handle the contracts, payroll and compliance, while you manage the day-to-day work.
HeroForce acts as the legal Employer of Record. This means we take on the legal responsibility and admin burden of employment, allowing you to scale your team without the complexity of setting up new entities or managing fragmented local payroll systems.
HeroForce is available for businesses located in the provinces of Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta and Winnipeg. We will continue to expand the service nationally over time.
No, HeroForce is not currently available in the provinces of Quebec. We will continue to expand the service nationally over time.
We’re currently finalising the licensing steps required for domestic recruitment within Canada. While HeroForce is already live for Canadian businesses hiring internationally (Outbound), we expect domestic hiring (Inbound) to launch later this year.
HeroForce is ideal for businesses that need to hire locally or internationally, scale flexibly or employ talent without the burden of internal HR infrastructure and compliance risk.
HeroForce removes your operational risk by shifting the legal employment responsibility to Employment Hero, while you continue to manage your people and their work. This allows businesses to scale their workforce without expanding internal HR, payroll or compliance teams.
HeroForce brings together AI-powered talent tools and Employment Hero’s Employer of Record (EOR) service, which allows you to find, employ and manage talent anywhere globally without setting up local entities.
With direct employment, your business is the legal employer of your employees. HeroForce means we take on that responsibility and handle employment admin for you. Find out more on how the two compare here.
No. One of the best things about HeroForce is that it gives employers greater choice. You can bring your own candidates or source talent through HeroForce and employ them globally using Employment Hero’s EOR service.
You can hire talent from within Canada or from over 180 countries through Employment Hero’s AI-powered talent tools and employ them via HeroForce.
Yes. You decide who to hire, how work is done and how your team performs.
HeroForce is not traditional outsourcing. It’s a different way to run employment where you retain full operational control of your workforce and we take care of the legal, administrative and compliance responsibilities behind the scenes.
Yes. Both are built on Employment Hero’s connected infrastructure and AI-powered capabilities.
Yes. As your business changes, you can choose the model that suits your needs. Plus you can have employees that are hired directly, with others hired through HeroForce.
