New Zealand's leading cloud HR & payroll platform
The smarter way to manage HR, payroll and recruitment.
For Kiwi businesses on the up.

Based on
197 Service Ratings
over the past year
over the past year
You can do it all.
With Employment Hero.
AI. For Everyone.
Our suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features are designed to streamline your workday, freeing you up to do what computers can’t. From finding the right words to recognise your co-workers to writing job descriptions and interview notes, we’ll help you do it all in just one click.


Meet Swag. The world’s first employment superapp.
Roll streamlined work, exciting careers and development opportunities into one. With Swag your team can;
- Manage payslips, leave and timesheets in one place
- Apply and refer friends and family for internal positions
- Support internal mobility
- Boost team engagement
- Access a pool of work-ready candidates with Swag Jobs
- Onboard with ease
- Cut recruitment costs
We’ve got the numbers to prove it.
291%
return on investment for companies using Employment Hero
81%
Improved payroll efficiency
85%
Better onboarding experience
89%
Decreased paperwork
Resources. All for you.

The essential guide to HR compliance in New Zealand
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Don’t just take it from us...

“I've used HRIS systems throughout my whole career, so I knew what I wanted and what wasn't going to work for us. One of the things that made me really enthusiastic about Employment Hero was the survey features, and the coaching options.”


“We now have less paperwork and everything is online and secure and available 24/7. We also have real-time reporting and visibility for everyone.”


“With Employment Hero, we seamlessly connect to the recruitment platforms we use and the entire recruitment process is captured. We can track which candidates we have feedback on and why we have rejected others.”


“When we have a casual employee start, all I do is set them up either beforehand, or on the day. Then the process of gathering payroll information on the first day takes about 10 minutes and they're completely compliant.”

“I was looking for a system that would be adaptable and flexible to different employment situations. I found that with Employment Hero. They’ve got lots of options when you’re setting up that allows you to customise the platform for that particular business.”

Innovation, reliability, customer service. A tick, gold medal, five stars.






Work easy.
We’re the all-in-one employment solution for businesses with big ambitions