Employee Engagement Software.

Engage your people. Even on Mondays.

Monday mornings. We love ’em. Effective engagement for your team starts – and continues – here.

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Create a company culture like no other

Everyone should enjoy work. Create a work culture your team loves. Give them what they want and create loyalty now – and for many years to come.

Keep your team strategically aligned

Different teams? Different locations? Different goals? Not a worry. Get – and stay – on the same page company-wide with our suite of strategic alignment features.

Build and maintain trust company-wide

Employee monitoring? It’s not needed. Your team are your cheerleaders. Your champions. Instill the trust they deserve so you can focus on output over hours.

Boost your employer brand for free

Build a compelling employer brand

Compete for great talent with exclusive perks and benefits only large corporates could offer.

By using Employer Hero software, your employees get access to a world of benefits included free within the Work app. Perks like Earned Wage Access, Swag Spend account, the Employment Hero Store and up to 20% Cashback offers are all available at no extra cost.

Reward with Hero Points

Reward top-performing employees with Hero Points.* Purchase and award Hero Points to be used by employees like real cash in the Employment Hero store. Employees can also redeem their Hero Points using their Swag Visa Debit card, so they can spend their Hero Points anywhere and anytime they choose.

The best bit? An issue of Hero Points may be exempt from employer fringe benefits tax!*

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Reward with Hero Points

Bring the benefits. Recognise success. Join our discount marketplace with hundreds of products at reduced prices. Reward great work with Hero Points that can be spent on what matters most.

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Employee Happiness Surveys

Happy employees? You’ve got em’. Gauge the happiness of your team via monthly employee engagement surveys and receive valuable anonymous feedback.

Get workforce insights with HR Reports

Objectives and key results (OKRs)

Ambitious goals. Different teams. Same page. Clearly view how everyone is contributing to the wider business goals on a team and individual level. It’s goal alignment. Made simple.

Improve team performance with OKRs

Shoutouts

Great work should never go unnoticed. Lift the energy of your workplace with peer-to-peer recognition – everyone loves feeling appreciated. Thank your team for their hard work.

Benefits in the Work app

Cashback offers and the Employment Hero store

Reward your employees with up to 20% cash back on top brands like: Hertz, The Iconic, Hello Fresh, booking.com and more.

Offer generous savings to employees in the Employment Hero store on gift cards from Uber Eats, JB Hifi, Big W, Myer, Dan Murphy’s and more.

Employees can find the Employment Hero store and Cashback offers in the Work app under Benefits.

Earned Wage Access

Earned Wage Access gives users early access to their earned wages before payday. For a 1.3-1.5%** per transaction your employees can request up to 50% of their earned wages, which is capped at a maximum of $1000 per week.

Because it’s money they’ve already earned, there’s no interest, credit or late fees involved.

Learn more about Earned Wage Access

Swag Spend account

The Swag Spend account is a feature within Swag that enables employees to manage their money, earn Cashback on everyday purchases, and budget better.

The Swag Spend Account also includes a linked Visa Debit card that can be used with Apple Pay and Google Pay.

With the Swag Spend Account feature, you can give your people the tools to tackle their finances and help lower the cost of living.

Stash accounts

Users who have set up a Swag Spend account will be able to open up to nine sub-accounts to transfer and allocate funds from their main Swag Spend account.

Stash accounts can be used to budget – split savings for Travel, Bills, Groceries and more. We designed Stash accounts to give Swag users complete visibility of their expenses to help simplify budgeting.

Pay Split

Pay Split ensures employees always have funds on-hand and ready to use in their Swag Spend account. Employees can choose how much they want automatically deposited into their account each time they get paid.

Pay Split is in the Work app under Money > Split.

Coming soon: Bill Management

Bill Management helps users lower the cost of living by cutting the cost of their essential bills each month. Not only do employees have access to discounts on everyday bills, they can also choose to have these bills automatically deducted from their payrun

Terms & Conditions
*Access to fringe benefits tax exemptions will depend on a number of factors, we recommend that you obtain your own tax advice to confirm what criteria apply to you.

Employees can spend their Hero Points in our Discounts store on gift cards or other items. Employees can find their Hero Points under Money in the Swag app.

**InstaPay Now is only available to employees that have an employer that uses Employment Hero payroll software. Access to InstaPay Now for employees is via the Swag app only. Instapay Now is not a credit product, and there are no related interest charges. InstaPay Now fees are 1.3% per transaction into a Swag Spend account and 1.5% per transaction into an external bank account.

InstaPay Now terms and conditions are here

Any general advice or factual information we provide has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on any information, you should consider whether it is appropriate for you. Before making any decision about whether to acquire one of Employment Hero’s products, you should obtain and read the relevant terms and conditions relating to that product and also seek independent financial, legal and taxation advice.

“Before Employment Hero, everything was on paper. Now it takes half the time to do everything.

Katri Tormanen, HR and Office Admin

Employee engagement software FAQs

What is employee engagement software?

Employee engagement software is a digital tool designed to measure and improve employee engagement, satisfaction, and motivation. Employee engagement software typically includes features such as employee feedback surveys, employee recognition tools, and provides engagement analytics along with actionable insights to improve employee experience.

What are the benefits of keeping employees engaged?

One of the primary benefits of having engaged employees is it helps businesses improve retention rates and employee satisfaction. Employees who feel more engaged and motivated are more likely to stay with their employer and perform at a higher level.

How can peer-to-peer recognition improve employee performance?

One of the key features of employee engagement tools is the peer-to-peer employee feedback. Peer-to-peer recognition has been found to have a positive effect on employee motivation, performance and job satisfaction. By acknowledging and appreciating the work of individual employees, organisations can not only increase employee engagement, but also build a strong sense of community among their workforce – leading to improved communication and performance.

How else can an employee engagement software help HR teams?

Employee engagement software can be a great asset for HR teams to get an accurate view of the overall employee experience. With the data and insights obtained from employee feedback, HR teams can focus on key areas of improvement and design initiatives that are best suited to engage employees.