HeroForce: End-to-end employment, done for you
Manage talent on-demand, locally or globally, while Employment Hero handles the contracts, payroll and compliance. It’s the smarter way to build your team.
See how HeroForce helps you hire and employ talent, end-to-end.
Ready to build your team without the complexity of employment?
Hire and employ talent on-demand, locally or globally, through one connected platform.
Move faster with pre-vetted talent, AI-powered hiring and streamlined onboarding.
Reduce compliance risks and admin overhead.
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Making employment easier
Our Employment Operating System combines powerful AI agents with a platform built to support your team at every turn.
Prefer to hand it over to us? HeroForce runs employment end-to-end for you, including handling the complexities of compliance and payroll, whether you’re hiring locally or abroad.
Hero AI is the native intelligence built into our Employment Operating System. It’s what makes HeroForce faster, smarter and more efficient at running employment for you.
Keen to understand the differences between direct employment and HeroForce? Check out our comparison here or speak to an employment expert
Employ locally
Grow your team in the UK, while Employment Hero handles contracts, payroll and compliance for you. Alternatively, you can seamlessly employ and transition existing talent onto HeroForce.
Employ internationally
Scale into 180+ countries and access talent worldwide without setting up legal entities or navigating complex foreign regulations.
Employ on demand
Tap into pre-checked talent who are ready to start whenever you need it and scale your workforce up or down with ease. On demand talent is available in your area or in 180+ countries globally.
A simpler way to build your team
HeroForce removes the need for businesses to build and manage their own employment infrastructure. Whether you’re hiring one person or scaling a team locally or overseas, HeroForce uses AI agents and expert humans to run employment end-to-end for you.
You stay in control
You choose who to hire and manage their work, so you can focus on your business.
We handle employment
Employment Hero becomes the legal employer of record, managing the employment infrastructure behind the scenes for you.
One system of action
Replace fragmented HR, payroll and compliance tools with a single AI-powered platform that runs employment for you.
How does HeroForce work?
HeroForce leverages AI to proactively drive hiring velocity and talent activation, making sure that data flows seamlessly from the initial hire to the final pay run.
Hiring new employees?
Instant AI candidate matching
HeroForce scans our marketplace of 2M+ jobseekers to serve up a live, curated shortlist of the best-matched candidates for your role instantly.
AI agent candidate screening
Candidates undergo a multi-step screening process to validate experience, skills and work eligibility before you even see their profile.
You choose where you hire
Use HeroForce to hire across borders without local entities or hire locally and we’ll handle the legal employer obligations.
Already have a team you’ve employed directly? We’ve got you covered.
Move existing employee across
It’s a straightforward process to move existing local and international teams across to HeroForce.
Support when it matters
Our team of employment experts manage the transition process and ongoing employment admin for you, both locally and abroad.
All types of employment in one place
The single employment operating system allows you to hire directly or via HeroForce in one easy to use AI-powered platform.
Employment Hero’s AI-powered Employment Operating System allows you to employ directly and via HeroForce in one place. Whichever you choose, you’re supported by native AI recruitment, HR and payroll agents. Plus, you can use HeroForce for your entire team or just a few specific roles if needed. Find out how HeroForce compares to direct employment here.
Why businesses are making the switch to HeroForce
Direct employment without an Employment Operating System is fragmented, expensive and slow. HeroForce replaces that with shared, scalable employment infrastructure.
Hire faster: Find, assess and onboard talent in hours or days, not weeks.
Have confidence in compliance: Employment Hero manages contracts, payroll, tax and local regulations.
Reduce costs: Lower total costs associated with hiring, admin and compliance by letting us handle the operational admin.
The impact
Typically 34% lower costs than direct employment*
Typically 80% lower costs than labour hire*
No entity setup required for international employment in 180+ countries
On demand talent available from a work-ready pool of 2+ million
Predictable, transparent costs
*Savings based on internal HeroForce modelling of representative total employment costs (incl taxes, and overheads) vs. market rates. Actual savings may vary by region, industry and specific local compliance requirements.
HeroForce compared with the old way
| Feature | HeroForce | The old way |
|---|---|---|
| Integration | Fully embedded in Employment Hero’s Employment Operating System | Fragmented and disconnected silos |
| Sourcing | AI-powered candidate matching (2M+ candidate pool) | Manual job boards and sifting |
| Screening | Pre-vetted and verified top candidates | Unqualified and irrelevant applicants |
| Admin effort | Intelligent automation handles tasks | High manual HR and recruitment load |
| Legal status | Employment Hero acts as the legal employer of record | You bear all legal employer risks |
Not sure what option is right for your business? See how HeroForce compares.
Made possible with Hero AI
Support that fits the way you work
AI-enhanced experience
Hero AI knows your business, your people and your policies. Ask anything and get instant, relevant answers without the need to dig through help articles.
Dedicated human support
Connect with our dedicated team of employment experts whenever you need a human touch to guide your journey.
Frequently asked questions
HeroForce is our Shared Employment Infrastructure. While our software helps you manage your own employees, HeroForce allows you to hire and employ talent; locally, globally or on-demand, using our legal entities. We handle the contracts, payroll and compliance, while you manage the day-to-day work.
HeroForce acts as the legal Employer of Record. This means we take on the legal responsibility and admin burden of employment, allowing you to scale your team without the complexity of setting up new entities or managing fragmented local payroll systems.
HeroForce is ideal for businesses that need to hire locally or overseas, scale flexibly or employ talent without the burden of internal HR infrastructure and compliance risk.
HeroForce removes your operational risk by shifting the legal employment responsibility to Employment Hero, while you continue to manage your people and their work. This allows businesses to scale their workforce without expanding internal HR, payroll or compliance teams.
HeroForce brings together AI-powered talent tools and Employment Hero’s Employer of Record (EOR) service, which allows you to find, employ and manage talent anywhere globally without setting up local entities.
With direct employment, your business is the legal employer of your employees.. HeroForce means we take on that responsibility and handle employment admin for you. Find out more on how the two compare here.
No. One of the best things about HeroForce is that it gives employers greater choice. You can bring your own candidates or source talent through HeroForce and employ them globally using Employment Hero’s EOR service.
You can hire talent from within the UK or from over 180 countries through Employment Hero’s AI-powered talent tools and employ them via HeroForce.
Yes. You decide who to hire, how work is done and how your team performs.
HeroForce is not traditional outsourcing. It’s a different way to run employment where you retain full operational control of your workforce and we take care of the legal, administrative and compliance responsibilities behind the scenes.
Yes. Both are built on Employment Hero’s connected infrastructure and AI-powered capabilities.
Yes. As your business changes, you can choose the model that suits your needs. Plus you can have employees that are hired directly, with others hired through HeroForce.
