Payroll software for hospitality and hotels

From boutique hotels to bustling event spaces, managing a shift-based workforce can be complicated. Sync shift hours instantly, manage multiple pay rates and help your team get paid accurately with our all-in-one payroll software.

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Five-star payroll for your hospitality team

Move away from paper for good. With approved hours flowing directly from your timesheets into payroll, you can finally say goodbye to manual mistakes and the risk of double data entry.

Your team moves flexibly between different jobs. Pay them accurately whether they’re working the front desk, serving breakfast or covering a housekeeping shift, all within the same pay cycle.

We help you manage compliance across New Zealand. Our Employment OS automatically calculates public holiday pay and overtime for you, in line with the Holidays Act 2003.

Take the manual work out of onboarding. Send digital contracts and let new hires self-onboard through the Work app before they ever step foot on the property.

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Everything you need to run your venue

Bring your shift scheduling, time tracking, HR and payroll into one unified platform built for New Zealand hospitality businesses.

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Mobile app for your staff

Give your team control. Staff can view the upcoming schedule, swap shifts and access their payslips directly in the Employment Hero Work app.

Timesheet to payroll sync

Connect the floor directly to the back office. Approved timesheets and public holiday pay rules flow into your pay cycle instantly, making payday faster and easier.

Built-in IRD compliance

Take the guesswork out of compliance. We automatically calculate PAYE income tax and KiwiSaver deductions and file this information with Inland Revenue through Payday filing.

Customer spotlight

“This system has greatly simplified and streamlined our employee onboarding procedures, significantly reducing the reliance on paper-based documentation.”

Monette Gildenhuys, Senior People & Culture Advisor at Santa Fe Shutters Limited

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“The introduction of Employment Hero is a total game-changer for our employee value proposition. It has absolutely changed the world of our employees at Simba.”

Hailey Butler, Head of People and Culture Simba Global

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“The fact that we can do direct outreach within the ATS is a game changer. We’re not waiting for our people to find our ad – which is different from nearly all other ATS systems that I’ve used.”

Dan Farthing, Head of Product and People

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“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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Yes. A team member might work banquets on Friday and the restaurant on Saturday. You can assign multiple pay rates to a single employee and the system calculates their wages based on the specific shift they clock into.

Yes. Calculating public holiday pay can be complex under the Holidays Act 2003. Our platform automates public holiday pay and overtime calculations for you, saving you hours of manual maths.

No. Employment Hero has time and attendance built in. Employees can clock in and out via the Employment Hero Work app or a dedicated on-site kiosk, with geo-location tracking and photo capture at every clock event to prevent buddy punching. Geofencing means employees can only clock in from approved locations.

For on-site teams, the Hero Time Clock includes facial recognition. Employees clock in hands-free in under five seconds, with PIN entry as an automatic fallback. Approved timesheets flow straight into your pay run, with any discrepancies between rostered and actual hours flagged before processing.

Yes. We feature native integrations with popular platforms like Xero and QuickBooks Online. You can map your chart of accounts and sync your journal entries automatically after every pay cycle.

Payroll resources for hospitality businesses

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