Outsourced payroll solutions tailored for your business.
No matter your team size, our payroll services make payday simple and stress-free.
Complete end-to-end payroll solution for your business
Supported by skilled HR and Legal practitioners
Compliance peace-of-mind with leading service
“Employment Hero’s payroll is great, and it has clear payslip access. Now, people can find everything in one place. They’re not chasing HR for answers,”
See Employment Hero in action
No matter your team size, our payroll services make payday simple and stress-free.
Complete end-to-end payroll solution for your business
Supported by skilled HR and Legal practitioners
Compliance peace-of-mind with leading service
“Employment Hero’s payroll is great, and it has clear payslip access. Now, people can find everything in one place. They’re not chasing HR for answers,”
Customers rate us 4.5
Helping New Zealand businesses grow and thrive
Watch the impact Employment Hero has made for the team at Behemoth Brewing Company, as they continue to innovate and grow their team.
TRUSTED BY 300k+ HAPPY CUSTOMERS
Do it all with Employment Hero. Save up to 75% of your payroll overhead costs.
Our all-inclusive fee means no hidden costs
Our self-service portal enables your employees to have access to their pay information providing flexibility to update their own details and saving you from ad hoc requests.
Locally processed with local support
With local offices around New Zealand, all our dedicated payroll partners are easily accessible and experts in their field, with experience across all industries and business sizes.
Driving compliance and efficiency
Feel confident that your payroll processing always meets compliance requirements – including Payday Filing – thanks to our local implementation teams, dedicated support services and end-to-end Employment Hero payroll platform.
Backed by the best
Your dedicated payroll partner will own the payroll processing outcomes for your business. They’re also backed by a team of human resource, legal and HR software experts to ensure that important legislative and best practice changes are always adhered to.
Our promise to you
With our managed Payroll Partner service, you have access to dedicated Payroll professionals who always put you first, and offer our services with your needs in mind. We use technology to drive the most efficient Payroll management outsourcing, constantly striving to improve your experience with our expertise.
When it comes to managed payroll, it pays to be picky.
Reporting & Compliance Made Easy
Managed Payday Filing, reporting and compliance, including KiwiSaver
Cloud Based Pay Runs
End-to-end managed pay runs while you have full visibility with our best-in-class cloud software
Time & Attendance Tracking
Integrated time and attendance tools for employee time tracking
Integrate seamlessly with your other tools
We’ve got you covered
60,000+
employees paid per month
750+
outsourced payroll clients
$400M+
in wages, processed per month
300,000+
Businesses supported globally
Don’t just take it from us…
“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
“It’s taken a huge burden off my plate. I get far fewer questions about policies, leave, or entitlements because people can just look it up themselves.”
Jane Oldham, People and Performance Manager
“We find the compliance report really good; it’s easy to see what’s outstanding. I love being able to focus on what I need to do, instead of waiting to find things that are out of place.”
Kate Hope-Ed, Head of Employee Experience & Safety
“A business is already complex. What we don’t need is a lot of systems. Less is more. Employment Hero brings everything together and just makes work easier.”
Hannah Miller Childs, Co-founder
“Employment Hero helped standardise things across the board, from cleaners to coaches. Employment Hero brought visibility and discipline to our operations.”
Chris Kerikeri, People and Capabilities Manager
What do you get with Managed Payroll?
Guaranteed data entry
We ensure all your payroll information is entered into the system on time for accurate processing.
Pre-payroll verification
Receive a detailed report for review before finalising payroll, allowing you to catch any discrepancies.
Timely processing & reports
We handle your payroll calculations and generate standard reports.
Effortless employee payments
We provide employee Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) data for easy processing.
Custom pay periods
Our support team is available to assist your designated contacts with payroll inquiries.
Plans to suit your business
HR Essentials
Core HR foundations
Includes:
Employee records
Document management
Onboarding and offboarding
Policies and compliance tools
Help centre and chat support
Designed for teams moving away from spreadsheets and manual processes.
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus Remove
Recruitment Agent
HR Essentials
Minimum $90 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
HR Essentials
Core HR foundations
Designed for teams moving away from spreadsheets and manual processes.
Includes:
Employee records
Document management
Onboarding and offboarding
Policies and compliance tools
Help centre and chat support
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus Remove
Recruitment Agent
HR Essentials
Minimum $90 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
HR Engage
Build better employee experiences
Includes:
Leave management
Performance reviews
Learning and development tools
Engagement surveys
Recruitment tools
Everything in HR Essentials, plus tools to support engagement, performance and growth.
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus
Recruitment Agent
HR Engage
Minimum $130 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
HR Engage
Build better employee experiences
Everything in HR Essentials, plus tools to support engagement, performance and growth.
Includes:
Leave management
Performance reviews
Learning and development tools
Engagement surveys
Recruitment tools
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus
Recruitment Agent
HR Engage
Minimum $130 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
HR Elite
Advanced HR with greater control and flexibility
Includes:
Workflow automation
Custom fields
Advanced reporting
Permissions management
Enhanced people insights
Everything in HR Engage, plus advanced automation, reporting and security.
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus
Recruitment Agent
HR Elite
Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
HR Elite
Advanced HR with greater control and flexibility
Everything in HR Engage, plus advanced automation, reporting and security.
Includes:
Workflow automation
Custom fields
Advanced reporting
Permissions management
Enhanced people insights
Time & Attendance
HR Advisory
EAP
EAP Premium
Learning
Learning Plus
Recruitment Agent
HR Elite
Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
Employment Unlimited
The complete Employment Operating System
Includes:
Everything in HR Elite
Payroll
Employee Assistance Program
Priority support services
HR Advisory
Recruitment Agent
Learning Bundle
Employment Unlimited
Employment Unlimited
The complete Employment Operating System
Our most comprehensive plan.
Includes:
Everything in HR Elite
Payroll
Employee Assistance Program
Priority support services
HR Advisory
Recruitment Agent
Learning Bundle
EAP Premium
Learning Plus
Employment Unlimited
Payroll
Included with Employment Unlimited
Includes:
Unlimited pay runs
Automated tax calculations
Payroll reporting
Employee self-service
Native HR integration
Run payroll with confidence using a fully integrated payroll solution.
Managed Payroll
Payroll
Minimum $70 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
Payroll
Included with Employment Unlimited
Run payroll with confidence using a fully integrated payroll solution.
Includes:
Unlimited pay runs
Automated tax calculations
Payroll reporting
Employee self-service
Native HR integration
Managed Payroll
Payroll
Minimum $70 / month. Contract costs are based on the greater of any minimum contractual amounts and actual billable employees each month.
Employment Unlimited
The complete Employment Operating System
Includes:
Everything in HR Elite
Payroll
Phone support
Priority support services
Advanced automation
Recruitment Agent
Employment Unlimited
Employment Unlimited
The complete Employment Operating System
Our most comprehensive plan.
Includes:
Everything in HR Elite
Payroll
Phone support
Priority support services
Advanced automation
Recruitment Agent
EAP Premium
Learning Plus
Employment Unlimited
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