Automate Payroll and Eliminate Compliance Stress
Simplify every pay run with online payroll software that saves hours, prevents errors and keeps your business fully STP compliant so payroll is no longer a headache.
Reclaim Time: Automate repetitive payroll tasks, manage super fund mergers with ease, and reduce manual admin to save hours each week.
Stay Compliant with Confidence: Pre-built award interpretations, automated ATO reporting, and improved employee location filtering help keep payroll accurate and audit ready.
Eliminate Errors: Accurate calculations, intuitive dashboards and smart timesheet checks prevent costly mistakes.
“I’ve never had a platform where HR talks to payroll, to benefits, to training – all in one. Now I do. It’s user-friendly and once people get used to it, they realise how much easier it makes everything.”
Andrew Murling, Payroll Manager
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Simplify every pay run with online payroll software that saves hours, prevents errors and keeps your business fully STP compliant so payroll is no longer a headache.
Reclaim Time: Automate repetitive payroll tasks and reduce manual admin, freeing up hours each week.
Stay Compliant with Confidence: Pre-built award interpretations and automated ATO reporting keep your payroll accurate and audit ready.
Eliminate Errors: Accurate calculations, intuitive dashboards and smart timesheet checks prevent costly mistakes.
“I’ve never had a platform where HR talks to payroll, to benefits, to training – all in one. Now I do. It’s user-friendly and once people get used to it, they realise how much easier it makes everything.”
Andrew Murling, Payroll Manager
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See Payroll Done Right
Effortless, Accurate, and Automated
Watch how Employment Hero makes payroll painless. Sync pay rates automatically, eliminate double handling, and connect your favourite integrations in seconds. Cleaner data, faster pay runs, and seamless workflows let you focus on growing your business.
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Payroll software for Australian businesses
Payroll compliance you can count on
Australian payroll compliance is complex, but our software takes the guesswork out of it. We’re an ATO-recognised platform that handles STP Phase 2 reporting, SuperStream compliance, and automatically applies the latest PAYG and superannuation rates. We even handle changes to modern awards and penalty rates for you.
Smart automation that saves you time
Our intelligent automated payroll software does the heavy lifting for you. It compiles all the data you need for a pay run, flagging any anomalies before they become problems. You can review, approve, and process payroll in minutes, not days.
Payroll in one easy-to-use platform
Tired of using multiple platforms to manage your team? Our payroll seamlessly integrates with HR management, time & attendance, recruitment, and employee experience in one easy-to-use platform.
Everything from timesheets, leave requests, payslips, to employee contracts and performance reviews is connected, so you have a single source of truth for all your employee data.
More time, less admin with employee self-service
Empower your team and win back your time. Through the Employment Hero Work App, employees can securely access their payslips, manage personal details, and apply for leave directly from their phone. That means fewer emails in your inbox and more time in your day.
Do it all with Employment Hero
Payroll That Runs Itself
Approved timesheets calculate earnings instantly, so you can fully automate payroll from start to finish. Automatically start pay runs, apply tax codes, process standing data, and calculate leave without lifting a finger. Save hours every week and reduce errors in every pay cycle.
Keep Leave Accurate and Up to Date
Leave accruals and requests update in seconds, eliminating double data entry and mistakes. Track timesheets and leave requests in real time, giving your team full visibility and freeing HR from tedious admin.
Connect Payroll Across Your Systems
Seamlessly sync payroll with your chart of accounts and HR systems. Import chart of accounts data, export finalised pay runs, and ensure all platforms are in sync. Reduce manual work, avoid errors, and simplify your workflows.
Integrate seamlessly with your other tools
Don’t just take it from us…
“Bringing on Employment Hero has been a godsend for us. It allows us to have a fully automated, self-service portal for everything… It means that the management team has more time to be able to focus on the people rather than the process.”
Ryan Kiddle, General Manager
“Many systems specialise in one area and add components, but Employment Hero was built to be the full package from the beginning. It means that we can spend more time doing the stuff that really adds value for our team.”
Heather Campbell, General Manager of HR
“We weren’t getting the calibre of people on traditional job boards, but the candidate we found through Employment Hero was what we were looking for and is now working at the centre.”
Ash-lee Kingsberry, Talent Acquisition
“I now look forward to onboarding people; it’s so easy and so seamless. We’ve even had new hires tell us how easy it was from their perspective too – which is a great first impression of their new job.”
Steffi Pereira, HR Manager
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