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Great businesses start with great first hires
Building a team from scratch is exciting, but the employment admin, compliance and paperwork can quickly take the shine off it. Employment Hero helps you get the foundations right so you can stay focused on building what matters.
Any of these sound familiar? Here’s how Employment Hero helps.
PAIN POINT #1
Getting your first hire legally compliant is harder than you think
Written employment contracts, tax details, workplace pension enrolments, statutory employment rights, the list of what you’re legally required to get right goes on. One missed obligation can mean penalties, back-pay or an employment tribunal claim before you’ve had your first proper pay run.
✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO
Employment Hero builds compliance in from the start, with compliant UK employment contract templates, automated pension contributions and digital onboarding checklists so nothing gets missed.
PAIN POINT #2
Every hour spent on payroll is an hour not spent on building your business
Getting payroll right matters, both for compliance and for the employees counting on you to be paid accurately and on time. Between statutory holiday entitlement calculations, workplace pensions and HMRC filings, there is more to stay across than it first appears.
✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO
Employment Hero automates employment contract rules, pension calculations and HMRC RTI reporting, so every pay run is accurate without you becoming a payroll expert.
PAIN POINT #3
Top talent leaves when the basics aren’t working
Your early hires are your culture. If onboarding is disorganised, payslips are delayed or statutory holiday balances are hard to track, it creates frustration for employees and extra admin for your team. In a competitive talent market, startups lose great people to larger employers before they have a chance to build loyalty.
✦ EMPLOYMENT HERO
Employment Hero gives your team a seamless onboarding experience, a self-service app for leave and payslips and employee benefits that compete with companies ten times your size.
Built for the stage you’re at right now
Hire the right people, faster
Employment Hero’s AI Recruitment Agent scores, screens and interviews applicants automatically, so you can hire your first team member without spending your week in your inbox.
AI-driven tools cut hiring time by up to 50%
Onboard new hires before day one
Send compliant employment contracts, tax forms and policy documents digitally. New starters complete everything themselves before they walk in the door. No printing, no chasing, no admin.
Improve onboarding by 85%.
Payroll that practically runs itself
Get automated employment contract rules, pension contributions and HMRC RTI reporting. Whether you’re paying one person or ten, payroll takes minutes and you don’t need to second-guess a thing.
Improve payroll efficiency by 81%.
Expert HR Advice When You Need It
Employment Hero’s HR Advisory gives you access to employment law experts when you need them, for contract questions, a tricky performance situation or understanding your obligations before you make your next hire.
Save 42% of time on HR admin.
Big-business benefits, startup price tag
Give your people cashback at major retailers, discounted health insurance and more at no extra cost to your business. It’s one of the easiest ways a UK startup can compete on culture with businesses who have been in the game longer than you.
Companies using Employment Hero see 89% return on investment.
Get started in three simple steps
You don’t need a three-month implementation process. Most startups are up and running within a week.
Set up in a day
Add your business details, upload your existing employee records and connect your accounting software. Our onboarding team walks you through it, you’re not doing this alone.
Bring your team across
Invite your employees to complete their own profiles via the app. They update their personal details, bank details and tax information directly. No admin required on your end.
Test, then let it run
Before going live, your first processes are reviewed to ensure they align with your compliance requirements. From there, everything runs smoothly, faster, more accurate and effortlessly managed.
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Stop figuring out employment as you go
Employment Hero gives startups the HR and payroll foundation to hire right, stay compliant and build a team that actually wants to stay. Without adding a single hour to your week.
Customers rate us 4.5★ on Capterra
