Love the platform, makes on boarding new employees a breeze.

Time - This software has saved my sanity in on boarding new employees and now we have over 100 staff its great that they can update their details themselves.

Pros

Ease of use, great on boarding tool, cuts the contract time down considerably, Great task list features, good reporting functions as you can customize easily. Collates all the employee information meaning accounts aren't left to chase down these items from employees. The employees love the platform too as it has all their information for them in one place and they all love the Annual Leave function

Cons

I would like to be able to assign certain sections to other employees - for example it would be good if the accounts staff could view "Employee Bank Details" without having access to any other information I would also like to be able to amend and upload (or delete) our own contracts rather than having to go through the support team every time - Support are great if I am not in a rush as it normally take 24-48 Hours to turn around, but if I just need to alter something quickly it would be nice to add and remove myself

Employment Hero Review

The on boarding off staff has become so much easier compared to manually entering forms and employee information in the system. We also utilise the payroll feature and the payroll team we work with are brilliant too. A lot easier to collate items such as policies, collect employee documents and track their document expiry dates for compliance purposes much easier. Also much easier to track probation periods with the reminders.

Pros

I like its easy to use, the HeroShop (now My Benefits -> Discounts) is brilliant and adds a benefit for employees, issuing employee documents and on boarding them is very simple and saves us so much time otherwise spent on manual on boarding. Leave management, timesheet management very simple and straightforward. Reporting features is great too, to find out staff insights such as headcount numbers etc. Any queries I have or issues with the system the support team is very helpful too!

Cons

Occasionally when I email employment contracts to staff they have difficulty with finding this email in their junk mail / spam / inbox. Some are not able to find this at all. I usually have to then send the contract manually. Theres no way to resend the contract once it has sent, so perhaps a feature such as send a staff member a reminder email to sign their contract could be beneficial. Some staff have trouble uploading their certifications, perhaps by incorrectly dating or using the wrong document format (e.g. Not PDF). I think having more features on the phone app too would be great because majority of staff use employment hero on their phones only because its quicker and more convenient. For First or secondary managers, if they can lodge leave on behalf of their staff via the mobile app, I think thatd be a brilliant addition to the phone app.

HR made easy

EH replaces so much paperwork and files that were previously saved on the server which needed to be printed, signed and scanned. EH replaces all of this. Self implementation was painless. On-boarding new team members is only a few clicks.

Pros

Time-sheets and leave application from the app Today's events in the app Certifications to automatically control licences, tickets and qualification replacing onerous spreadsheets Content Management - ability to add templates and link these to the relevant team members HR Documents tab in the personnel file - so easy to issue and finalise contract, pay reviews etc. Reviews in EH replacing a manual paper system Good screen layout - easy to navigate

Cons

My only reservation in opting for EH was the lack of a Learning Management System (LMS). Now that GO1 is available this should meet our requirements.

Easy to use platform that employees enjoy interacting with - but don't expect customer service or support.

Good functions and an easy to use platform don't compensate for lack of support or customer service.

Pros

Has cut down on our paper trail. It's good having all the HR documents uploaded in one place that can be accessed by employees.

Cons

Little to no customer support. All correspondence must be by email which is slow and ineffective. EH changed to a 'pay-for-support' arrangement after our company had already signed up - so the appealing point of difference that made EH stand out is now gone. The platform is expensive and can only be paid for by direct debit - which would be okay if invoicing was accurate and correct. We are now looking at other platforms but it's a bit like deciding you want a different breed of puppy after you've house-trained the first one.

Solid HR platform with self-service approach

As an employee, the integrated approach of Employment Hero gives me much greater visibility and control over all the aspects of my employment in one place than any system I'd previously used. It brings together all the bits of information typically stored in folders and emails and separate systems: formal employment docs, leave and pay, performance management, and team dialog around goals and awards.

Pros

- Ability for users to self-select a range of settings, functions and notifications, as well as find all employment-related documentation in one place. - Ability to access, review or initiate contractual documents, incident reporting, team comms, goal-setting, policies, reviews and rewards. - Encourages interaction with employees through goal-setting, nominating others for awards, etc.

Cons

- initially, payroll took a long time to get going (I was told there were complications with syncing records but this is now sorted) - some elements of the user interface are less intuitive than expected of this generation of software, but relatively minor compared to its overall capability

The best HR platform for all kinds of organisational uses!

Pros

Versatility - you can use it for data storage, compliance, values base rewards, tender bidding, etc Useful across many internal functions of a business.

Cons

would like more customisation areas - however, I am aware this is available more so at higher levels and may change over time in the development of the software.

Compliance and Certifications

The maintaince of employee files and compliance for a rapidly growing hi turnover team of 500+ employees.

Pros

How the system manages compliance certtifications and sends automatic tasks involved with the certifications management. In our industry maintaining compliance is vital and this system has allowed us to meet all legislative and service contract requirements easily.

Cons

No much there has been some changes and they could have better pop ups for those.

Great Product

Pros

I found the information and the ease to use is great for me as I can see a lot of information in one place. staff find it easy to use.

Cons

I have not found anything at this stage. We cannot put contractors in there so we can put leave in.

Convenient and easy to navigate

Very easy to use and setup. Adding new content and policies are straight forward.

Pros

Convenient and easy to navigate. Great app. menu is straight forward and allows ease of accessing records.

Cons

Reporting and statistical data could be more detailed and in-depth Uploading function could incorporate more file types, especially emails

Perfect for startups

We use it for employment contracts, pay, holidays, time sheets, policies, on and off boarding.

Pros

It takes care of all the HR management in our company, no matter whether it's for full time employees, part time, casual or contractors.

Cons

Not sure how it will scale for a larger company. The are several things that could be annoying when you have to do it for hundreds of people.

Easy to manage HR & Payroll

We are really happy with overall progress. EH has reduced our payroll process from 8hrs to 2hrs. It has made onboarding a very easy and paperless. Very supporting staff members, quick response to questions and suggest better way of operating.

Pros

1. Ease of onboarding/offboarding employees 2. Digital acknowledgment of documents 3. Checklist 4. Timesheet & Leave request through app and full audit reports

Cons

1. Connection with Payroll portal is still very limited - need improvements in area like excluding Apprentice from payroll tax, applying rule set (setup in Payroll) while onboarding through HR 2. Incident report from App not available 3. Give contractor more visibility on HR 4. Not to do with software but overall training provided wasn't great and no handover document was provided

Practical and Efficient Employment System

The set up process is well worth the time invested for the efficiency that follows. All staff have embraced it, with few problems. The system is transparent; all documents can be signed from any location; any additional documents can be added immediately and read and signed off by staff on the same day; it also serves as great filing sytem and has the ability to remind staff of overdue certificates; licences etc.

Pros

The program is very time efficient; with staff using timesheets instead of manual timebooks; leave request updating on a calendar automatically once approved etc; quick facilitation of documents between employer and employee. Onboarded new employees is simple. The process from sending out a letter of offer and associated paperwork; to the employee registering without any problem before commencing with us, has been seamless. Other quality feature are reminders for expired certificates and licences; birthdays; probations etc.

Cons

Syncing to MYOB AccountRight: Currently RealHR does not sync correctly with MYOB AccountRight due to the rounding of wages. For e.g: Employee 1 gets paid $55000 per annum or $27.834 per hour. (three decimal point rounding) All employees are set up on hourly pay basis as this way personal and holiday leave etc can be entered each week. If I set up employees under Salary pay basis I cannot enter entitlements. Real HR only rounds to two decimal points and then when it syncs with MYOB it throws the annual amount of $55000 out in MYOB due to the difference in rounding and this upsets Employees when they see the change in their annual wage amount on their payslip. Time sheets: I would like to see an extra box that can stipulate if on any particular day whether the day is OTE or annual leave or personal leave or even a mix of OTE; annual leave; personal leave etc. At this stage you can only stipulate this in notes and sometimes it is easily missed.

We Employment Hero

Overall, our experience with EH has been an extremely positive one. Its helped us streamline all our HR and payroll functions, we are now completely paperless (except for the odd report here and there!) They really are on top of the game.

Pros

What we liked most was the fact that it turned our HR and payroll departments paperless - virtually overnight! Its easy to use and navigate. Its intuative and suits our 150+ employee sized business to a tee. Seamless integration between the HR and Payroll platforms means less time spent on menial data entry and fewer mistakes. Perfect Integration with our accounting software as well. Weve been using EH for the past 2 years and theyre constantly improving and/or implementing new features.

Cons

The reporting functionality on the HR platform wasnt quite where we needed it to be but this has been improved over time with updates. Also, the staff announcements feature is a bit basic for our needs.

Fantastic Product

I am a massive fan of Employment Hero. I have worked with a number of HR/Payroll systems throughout my career and i can say that Employment Hero is by far the best

Pros

Ease of use, significantly reduced by administration burden, helped us to go completly paperless, semless onboarding and offboarding

Cons

Some features could be updated for improvement such as Organisational Chart and Engagement Survey functionality

Customer review

As a system , I am very happy. The HR platform allows me to keep my policies and procedures in one place, is transparent to all staff and I am comforted to know that it is legally complaint. The payroll system is fantastic. The pay slips are comprehensive, illuminating ambiguity and keeping staff satisfaction high. I have no problem recommending the system to any SME owner who has a desire to govern their business properly.

Pros

Stable platform, it works and is simple for staff to comply with

Cons

The platform represents a new paradigm of online HR processes. Understanding how the system works takes a lot of time and constant revision. Obviously people learn by different styles and methods, but I felt that having a person to talk through important issues like payroll and performance reviews is important. The strategy to have all phone calls a pay only service is myopic. It may be more profitable for EH but it undervalues to importance of the client.

As our HR Platform, it provides access to great tools for insights and staff management.

Biggest benefit is having all the staff data in one place, plus auditing tools/notes to record staff changes and moves. It is fast, simple and does exactly what it needs to.

Pros

It is easy to use, relatively comprehensive, and is a one-stop shop for employee data. We utilise it primarily for recording employee data and contracts (not Payroll) and offers good tools to report on compliance and profile completeness. It is currently an essential tool in our business for managing our staff.

Cons

Most features are pretty well thought out, and one of the biggest limitations (timeframe and cost to have custom built contracts/policies) is soon to be a thing of the past. Probably the biggest bug I have is after viewing or sending a contract to a recipient, there is no one-click to return the the Employee File - you either need to search again or navigate back in the browser.

Great Product

I have a very good experience with the product. It's simple and easy to use, which is good for a basic solution. Clients enjoy having a solution that costs very little and is easy to setup and use

Pros

Simple interface Easy to train clients Fairly easy setup Even the free version is excellent The ability to send electronic employment contracts is fantastic

Cons

Fiddly to create templates Sometimes 'buggy' when trying to add or remove employees Workflows are sometimes frustrating. Once you've moved on to issuing a contract, you can't 'go back' and change the contract without deleting the entire personnel file and starting again

Great customer service, easy to use product

Everything about Employment Hero is easy to use and easy to understand. Has helped our organisation do paperless with HR and track/control more with less effort (better than our previous system combination of software/files/folers).

Pros

The ability to upload policies, HR documents and the system tracks the completion/acknowledgment for you in a fast and simple way. The people behind the customer service are responsive and helpful so it's not just "software as a service"..you get great support too.

Cons

It does everything it says it does well. The way people can sign documents on their phones/tablets/computers is a little inaccurate (turns your signature into more of a scribble) which should be improved, but that's mostly cosmetic.

Group HR Manager

We feel EH is aligned with our Group core values and assists to develop a strong workplace culture. Its ease of access provides us the ability to communicate with all of our employees at anytime. It really makes Payroll and On-boarding easy.

Pros

We like the On-boarding experience EH provides new employees joining our group. The Employee Self Service enables them 24hr access that notifies manages and payroll of any request and/or changes.

Cons

We are the 4th largest privately owned Automotive Group in Australia and would like to see EH integrate with our DMS and this option isn't currently available.

Great Platform

We have been with EH for almost 3 years now and it has been great to watch the platform continuously grow and improve. Overall it has been a positive experience for us and has provided piece of mind when it comes to HR and payroll processes. We also really enjoy the Employment Hero News articles.

Pros

EH has allowed us to streamline our on boarding and payroll process while keeping us completely paperless. It has created so much ease for imputing employee information, managing leave requests and processing payroll. Staff love the app and the ease it provides in updating personal details and submitting leave.

Cons

The reporting functionality and the visualisation of the reports could be improved and possibly being able to customise the Security Groups in more detail.

Love Employment Hero!

The team at Employment Hero have always been very approachable and helpful and friendly to deal with. Great product and company!

Pros

It has all the functions I was looking for in HRIS and is very user-friendly. Also, they are constantly adding new features.

Cons

There are some reports I would like that are not available (yet?)

Saves us so much time and helps us comply

Employment hero has reduced the time and effort of onboarding by about 75% Employment hero has reduced payroll administration by about 75% Employment hero means our staff induction is documented Employment hero means our staff qualifications and training are documented and tracked.

Pros

Allows us to track staff qualifications and licenses and make sure they never expire The inbuilt employment documents and templates are up to date and compliant with legislation which provides peace of mind Clean user interface and dashboard that is highly intuitive Fast and works well

Cons

The app doesn't have all of the features yet.

EH has provided an excellent system that has a value proposition which rivals the largest HRIS's

Paperless onboarding! Certificates/compliance reviews!

Pros

The ease of use and roll out has been fantastic. The cloud based system doesn't require dedicated IT resources and can managed and rolled out by anyone. The paperless onboarding/contract signing is fantastic!

Cons

To upload and edit HR documents requires mark up and emailing to the support team. Onboarding doesnt force the staff member to fill out all relevant personal data fields. Onboarding module doesnt apply to contractors thus I have to add them through the employee side (whilst stipulating that they are a contractor).

The Employment Hero platform has introduced an effortless and smooth transition to our company.

Pros

Functionality of having the mobile app for employees to log their leave requests, timsheets, view the staff directory and the web-based userface for being able to record, track and manage employees. Also, the on-boarding features are very time sufficient. In the past, our company documented everything manually and printed pages of contracts which would require a physical with signature. Now with Employment Hero everything is completed on the platform and located in one central location and new employees have the ability to login and view as well as digitally sign their employment contract/offer of employment. The ability to review payslips is also a great and private feature of Employment Hero - It is something we are not using at the moment but at looking at phasing out in the near future.

Cons

I don't really have any con's of the software application within Employment Hero. Maybe the opportunity to have a Time in Lieu (TOIL) reporting system can be explored by the developers would assist us more in our operations functions.

It just works. Employment Hero is simple to use and easy to implement.

Pros

Employment Hero appears to have taken the Apple approach of starting with the end user in mind and focusing on the customer experience rather than create the technology and people having to adjust to the technology. I like that I have made some suggestions for additional functionality regarding visibility of annual leave calendars over multiple departments which they had taken on board and rolled out in a software update. There was no additional cost to us and then all users get the advantage of the improvements. Like wise, when other users make suggestions that they take on board, we get access to the additional functionality. It is good that there is only one platform of Employment Hero that they need to support.

Cons

Very happy with the software. The timeliness of support was slower than expected initially, but I think this is due to growing pains and the rapid growth of Employment Hero.

Great platform that is always improving

Pros

so many quality of life features that make tedious administrative tasks really easy!

Cons

expensive phone customer support can make it challenging to get a quick answer to a query. Email support is free, however, can be slow.

Makes life simple

Employment Hero has made our HR life easier, it provides one place to keep all our staff files and talks to Xero. We are still not using it to its 100% functionality, but finding better ways each day. Customer support is excellent.

Pros

The ease of use and Xero integration and being cloud-based

Cons

can't say at this stage, we haven't found many issues and we are not using the software at its full capacity.

Easy to use HR Platform

We have enjoyed employment hero as it has allowed us to have the ability to manage leave more effectively and store our policy documents in the one place.

Pros

Employment Hero is very easy to use, it allows for a clear leave management platform and also a policy document storage

Cons

The interface with Myob can sometimes be an issue, but the problem is more on the myob side.

Overall, my experience with EH has been very positive

Everything - more organisation, more visibility, just more of everything

Pros

The software is easy to use and for the most part intuitive, it is great to have everything all together instead of scattered about in different places and it allows for future growth. We have been able to adapt various functions to our own use, rather than what they were intended for, so the system is versatile. The support is super and best of all, being an Australian company, they are right here so we get very quick response and the software is made Australian laws and requirements in mind, rather than American or European. Overall, I am very positive about this system and we have found that the more we use it the more we find we can do with it.

Cons

We would like to see more in the employee dashboards, such as their goals but apart from that, there isnt really anything we are disappointed with and the EH team is very open to clients providing ideas for the development team.

Employment Hero has been a platform that has taken hours off my daily work load

Pros

Using Employment Hero to track my staff's qualifications, certificates and rostering, this platform allow me to be secure in knowing that my staff meet compliance standards

Cons

Our business is slightly different to the norm of organisations using this platform with our staff doing over night shift work and a number of staff being casual there is some gaps in the rostering and time sheet features.

Excellent product and service

Pros

It talks to Xero and it is very intuitive and easy to use. It not only has saved us hundreds of dollars in HR and time, it is helping us to organise our policies and other processes in one place. The onboarding tools are also fantastic and totally automate the process while still giving us full control. This really is a fantastic product, it is more than paying for itself and we are still only on the learning curve, probably using 30% of its potential. Being cloud-based it also a big advantage for us and it allows the user to log-in regardless of where they are and what devise they use.

Cons

Haven't found a Con yet.

Employment Hero & Heropay

The team at Employment Hero are extremely capable from sales to integrations, they listen carefully and ensure the best available options are applied to meet your operational needs.

Pros

The seamless functionality between the HR and payroll portal. Amazingly fast to set new employees up. Brilliant in keeping requirements specific to your need in addition to ensuring they are up to date, whilst reminding you in time to book in for training.

Cons

Not really a con - there is so much functionality that there is a lot of learning on the go.

EH HR keeps me organised

Since moving to EH we have improved our on-boarding process, and staff inductions are now more comprehensive and more efficient. The timesheets and Clock me In features allow employees to easily and quickly record their hours in just a couple of clicks, saving time for them, their manager and for payroll.

Pros

Employees are readily and easily accessing their files and up to date HR information directly.

Cons

Some features could be further improved, such as being able to maintain and update documents directly on EH.

Took some time to decide on a product that would support our business.

Pros

It is user friendly and easy for employees to use. Employees are able to receive notification via mobile or email.

Cons

There is afunction that isn't fully developed that would support our business. Ie contractors information not being able to save after they are off boarded.

We implemented Employment Hero in August 2017 and it has really helped streamline our HR practices.

Pros

Employment Hero has allowed us to move on from a lot of the manual practices that we had in place. It's so much more efficient for us to send our contract electronically and have all personal details in one place. It has really taken away a lot of manual work and simplified things for us. We also love being able to pull standard reports quickly such as staff numbers, anniversaries and gender numbers.

Cons

It would be really great to be able to have our International staff on EH as well. And I do find some of the reporting a little tricky but its nothing that I cant work around.

Easy to use on the day to day

It's paperless and easy to use. We can onboard and offboard employees faster.

Pros

* Easy to use * It improved a lot in the last year. * No need to fill forms for the Tax declaration * Paperless

Cons

* The custom reports need to improve. Now we have the option to hide the people who were terminated but still appearing the ones who resigned, etc. * Some settings are not straightforward

EH platform made HR record keeping easy

Pros

Document control of company policies, record keeping of HR documents, leave management etc. Tasks traditionally took many hours are now done paperless and there'll be no argument that the employees have not received documents.

Cons

Understanding 'variables' in the contract template was a little hard because I couldn't find answers by going through 'Help' or manager's manual. I was preparing a contract for one of managers and it kept revering to my position/my name instead of the manager's. Once I figured out why it was doing that, it was all fine but perhaps this needs to be added to user's manual. One thing I'd like to have in EH platform is a new employee to acknowledge that he/she received an induction. I know I can assign induction tasks to my team members but from what I can see, there's no area for the new employee to acknowledge that he/she received the induction. So I'm still getting a paper checklist signed by the new employee and uploading the record.

Best HR & Payroll software I have ever come across

I can now keep accurate records of staff compliance. When I have updated policies I can notify staff right away and staff love having an app they can access any time with these details.

Pros

I love that there is one platform where you keep all of your HR and payroll data. Prior to EH joining our business pays took me 5 hours to process now it only take approx 20 minutes.

Cons

It took us a while to get everything set up accurately but once it was customized it saves me hours every week. The app could be better and have more functionality.

It makes a difference.

Pros

It has made a difference for us in terms of reducing the number of errors that could occur in HR and Payroll.

Cons

It used to be more difficult to get in touch with someone to get an answer for our questions but it is much better and easier these days. We get a respond pretty quickly now.

Easy Peasy

Plug and play software for HR, can upload toolbox or site inductions for remote employees in the field to complete wherever they are! Hero shop gives us as small employers the same advantage as big business we can entice top employees to stay because they have the same benefits and discounts from the platform. A happy employee is a productive employee - Thanks Hero!

Pros

Easy HR Docs, templates in the box software, just add company logos and additional company details or leave out what isn't relevant - easy peasy!

Cons

Integration with payroll is still a little clunky - Admin/owner have duplicate file, ended employees show as errors. Payslips do not show annual leave balances. In time I am sure this will be resolved

Employment Hero HR & Payroll

Paperless onboarding. One place for policies & employee documents.

Pros

Easy to use. Payroll and HR linked. Links to accounting system. Paperless on-boarding. One place for employee documents.

Cons

Long wait time for support. No position descriptions. Goals not linking or ability to chose due dates.

Employment Hero

Pros

Easy to use, all updates are done for you

Cons

Lack of face to face support, but supports are on its way if you ask for.

An exceptional and seamless experience

Speed, efficiency, report, control, support and leading edge technology thats constantly improving

Pros

Streamlined HR on boarding and processing with great reporting features. Most importantly is a team of people who listen to your feedback and make the changes required.

Cons

Employment hero is a work in progress and like many programs, has its little faults. The team is constantly working hard to work through these and deliver an unrivaled product.

Teresa Markham

Overall this software has given me time to focus on other priorities within the business and being able to keep our employees informed via Shout Out and Announcements. It has also given our department managers the autonomy to manage their own teams.

Pros

I really liked the fact that employees enter their own data and that I can schedule & assign tasks eg; performance reviews.

Cons

I sometimes find it hard to navigate to what I need to do eg; sending a review and where it is located.

It has been a complete game changer for us

It has made On-Boarding and HR management 1000 times easier

Pros

Going paperless is excellent. It streamlined the number of documents that we had to send out to new starters & reduced error as it put it in the hands of the staff to input their personal info. The team based customization for the On-Boarding Checklist with notifications is a life saver.

Cons

It is missing an equivalent Off-Boarding process at the moment but I believe that is in the works.

Easy to Use HR platform

I am happy with the support and their response. Though I always receive a preliminary email saying my request will be escalated to a senior customer support agent. I would prefer receiving my answer straight away. But it is an easy to use and dynamic platform. Love the add ons with the shopping, wellness program and money advice.

Pros

Easy to use, intuitive for all new employees to search for information and lodge requests

Cons

Some features like the reviews could be more organised. When you create some reviews they are neither organised by name nor chronologically. That would be my main and only pain point

Very Happy

All staff bundy on, easy to approve timesheets. No more having to spot staff money they can now log on and do it themselves.

Pros

The ease of onboarding new employees. Ability to see at a glance if a staff member has not acknowledged a document.

Cons

Setting up of Bundy hours is a little tricky.

Employment Hero Review

It has made my job so much easier in relation to HR. It saves me time, money and overall my employees are happier using the system and being able to have everything in one place and online.

Pros

It is easy to use and simplifies a lot of what would be manual processes when it comes to HR and on-boarding of staff.

Cons

There is so much more you could do with this platform - expense claims for example. Also letting people know when there is another Beta option to try out, I have rung up in the past to find out about any.

Love it, really easy to use.

Streamlined our onboarding & HR document management.

Pros

There's no guess work. The menu options are clear and the interface is easy to use. I love the employee onboarding function, the seamless integration with our accounting software & the ability to store all our HR docs in each employee's file for easy access.

Cons

Can't fault it. It's the easiest system implementation I've been part of and the support team are great.

We LOVE Employment Hero. Ease of use, increasing efficiencies and reducing administrative burdens

- Efficiencies in processes - Better induction and on boarding of staff - Quicker turnaround times - Compliance

Pros

- Significant reduction in Administrative functions - Faster turnaround times for contracts and other HR documentation - Ease of use - Ability to access data and information from anywhere in the world - Managers having the ability to access the information themselves saves me time - Quick turnaround times from Customer Support to upload organisation specific documentation/letters/contracts

Cons

There has not been one thing that I dislike about the software. It is so easy to use. I'm looking forward to further enhancements of the system like process requisitions