The setup process has been a disappointing experience.

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.

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

We are still in the early stages but overall, the integration of Hero Payroll and Employment Hero will ultimately save us hundreds of hours a year.

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.

Generally pretty good customer service. Email support can be a little slow at times.

Most likeable feature we found in the system for our organisation is the easy integration of our Bookkeeping software and the ability to import the payroll journal.

South West Community Transport have been using Employment Hero for 6 months now and it has improved our H.R. immensly.

Employment Hero also has so many great special features, and they keep adding to the platform to stay ahead of times and provide value to its costumers.

We are using it more and more to try and spark a passion and drive within the team, through recognition and a sense of appreciation.

It has made onboarding a very easy and paperless. Very supporting staff members, quick response to questions and suggest better way of operating.

Some of the reporting features are not as straightforward as they should be - such as not being able to report on multiple leave types.

There are quite alot of errors and minor features that make is quite hard to use.

Employment Hero is amazing. Not only does the software solve so many problems, the company taht manage it are continually delivering new functionality and services to help business owners & operators.

Too much emphasis is on knowing the hundreds of pages of instructions and features. Timekeeping apps (Clock Me In/Workzone) are simply terrible.

Fantastic, Its easy to use and has saved us time in Onboarding, Timesheets, Leave, Performance Reviews, Safety Reporting and much more.

The onboarding team were amazing. Very easy to get along and use the software.

Integration was easy from the beginning, easy to use which got my vote, definitely love employee benefits and recommend other employer to use, I’ve never experienced an app like this.

Sometimes it can be hard to navigate, but I can put this down to just still in training.

Navigation is easy and logical. Having all employee info in one place is fantastic.

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.

That made our cost centre reporting very easy and accurate.

Now that we have worked out the kinks, I'm very excited for how we can use Employment Hero.

Setting up took very little time and I love that I can integrate my worker's comp using AP Intego. Customer service has been great when I've needed help.

Easy to use , great price ,awesome to have all information online.

I can directly contact customer via the loyalty program and quickly gain some feedback for better improvement for the product and service.

I was lured in by the price and the technology aspect of a tech company like Square.

Ease of use for sure, navigation, and customer support.

I love how easy it is to setup, add employees, and run payroll every week. I also love that they offer easy integrations with things like workers comp.

This system is integrated into my POS. Easy for employees to clock in and out, self-manage their payroll setup (bank account, etc).

Users complained they didn't receive it, making an automatic process much more laborious.

As long as there are not errors it’s great. Customer service is great once you get it( but it’s a challenge getting through.

Square is a great system that helps with payroll and really makes it simple to invoice as well as payroll for the whole company.

Used as a trial version to see if it would work for my company, Had some great features that I could use for my payroll for my business.

It was easy to get setup and connected. They had a good sales call, the person was well-spoken and sold the product well.

Synchronization is proven in most cases quite fluid. As Square Payroll supports mobile use on IOS and Android, access is.

I absolutely love the ease of use, Square Payroll submits all my tax documents for me,  works up my W2 and W3 forms at the end of the year, it is so easy and effective.

I just ran my first payroll and it's super easy and super cool. It takes a lot of stress out of the whole situation.

They lacked key functionality for a small business owner to pay himself and avoid fines and late fees on taxes. This is a product for use for retail store employees to clock in and clock out.

The customer service is wonderful - everyone I talked to has been professional and helpful. Having taxes withdrawn and submitted for me is very helpful.

It gets the job done for a good price, but don't expect any fancy stuff and customizeable reports.

Very user friendly, clean interface, prompts are easy to follow, intuitive, and helpful.

Super easy to use, swipe and payment / transaction is complete in a matter of seconds. Super easy with digital copies.

For the size of my organization, Square Payroll is a great choice.

On the timecards, I still have to calculate sick pay manually. I would like my employees to be able to sign in to sick time on their own.

Splitting deposits into more than one account has been and is available on every other payroll platform. It is crazy Square won't implement this option and is a huge annoyance.

I also like that it texts and emails reminding to do payroll. The price is great as well.

Easy to do payroll deductions for uniforms and such. Putting employees in charge of getting their paystubs and keeping their tax info up to date is nice.

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Employment Hero is a cloud-based human resource management (HRM) system for small and medium businesses on the up. The solution helps manage the entire employee lifecycle, with modules for recruitment, onboarding, payroll, time and attendance, people management and more. 

Employment Hero’s features include a suite of up-to-date policies written by employment experts and employee self-service functionality that allows employees to easily request leave, view payslips and timesheets and edit personal or banking information. 

In regard to recruiting, Employment Hero offers an Applicant Tracking System which can help you post your open role to popular job boards with a single click, easily schedule interviews and move applicants seamlessly through the recruitment process. 

Employment Hero’s payroll tools can automate the complex payroll process and reduce the risk of error. Instantly calculate contributions, generate accurate reports and take care of workforce planning with helpful time and attendance features - all in one simple place.

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Engagement Tracking

Employee Management

Leave Tracking

Messaging

Surveys & Feedback

Asynchronous Learning

Status Tracking

Course Tracking

Employee Onboarding

Organizational Charting

Employee Benefits Administration

Time Tracking

Course Management

Performance Management

Customizable Reports

Document Storage

Vacation/Leave Tracking

Activity/News Feed

SCORM Compliance

Shift Swapping

Employee Directory

Rewards Points

Task Scheduling

Ad hoc Reporting

Electronic Signature

Employee Reward Programs

Variable Workforce

Applicant Tracking

Job Description Management

Attendance Management

Incentive Management

Attendance Tracking

Timesheet Management

Approval Process Control

Knowledge Management

Bulk Reference Request

Peer-to-Peer Recognition

Mobile Learning

Resource Management

Sick Leave Tracking

Blended Learning

Calendar Management

Goal Management

Collaboration Tools

Labor Forecasting

Bonus Management

eCommerce Management

Template Management

Compensation Plan Modeling

Manager-to-Employee Recognition

Employee Self Service

Certification & Licensing

Self Service Portal

Certification Tracking

Deduction Management

Audit Trail

Employee Time Tracking

Time Off Requests

Mobile Access

Orientation Workflow Management

Mention Management

Skills Tracking

Survey/Poll Management

Compliance Management

Real-Time Data

Recruitment Management

Performance Metrics

Training Management

Review Cycle Tracking

Built-in Course Authoring

Overtime Calculation

Salaried Employee Tracking

Performance Review Management

Self Assessment

Ongoing Performance Tracking

Real-Time Notifications

Screening Services Integration

Online Applications

Wage Garnishment

eLearning Companies

Time & Attendance

Workflow Management

Tax Compliance

Nominations

Budgeting/Forecasting

Time Off Management

Customization

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Employee Database

Reporting & Statistics

Check Printing

Reminders

Time & Expense Tracking

Automated Scheduling

Academic/Education

Employee Handbook

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Employment Hero offers 4 price plans:

Free: $0
Standard: A$7 per employee/month
Premium: A$10 per employee/month
Platinum: $14 per employee/month

Payroll Standard: A$4 per employee/month
Payroll Premium: A$6 per employee/month

Add payroll for an extra A$4 per employee/month or add rostering/time & attendance/modern award interpretation for A$2 per employee/month.

Prices are in AUD.

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Square Payroll is a full-service payroll solution that helps small businesses pay employees through online payroll management and handle payroll tax. It can be integrated with a variety of payment processing tools, accounting software, and employee management systems including Square POS, QuickBooks, and more, and offers tools for automated tax filing, payroll process automation, benefits management such as health insurance and more. The online payroll service allows businesses to track workers' compensation and ensure payroll compliance at all times.

Square Payroll offers functionality to manage various employee types including salaried employees, hourly employees and contractors. The running payroll functionality allows businesses to pay employees and contractors based on their hours worked during a defined pay period, with data automatically pulled from the Square Point of Sale app. Square Payroll also automatically calculates paid time off, hours worked and total labor cost for each employee. Square Payroll also helps businesses automatically file taxes including new hire reports, W-2 forms and federal and state payroll taxes. Other key features include integrated timecards, employee benefits offerings and direct deposits.

Square Payroll pricing is based on the type and number of active employees a business has. The Square Payroll Android app and iOS app provide users with on-the-go payroll management with features such as sick leave tracking, vacation tracking, payroll calculation, timecard access, access to pay stubs, automatic payroll setup, payroll processing and more.


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W-2 Preparation

Benefits Management

Real Time Reporting

401(k) Tracking

Employee Profiles

Payroll Reporting

Payroll Management

Direct Deposit

Multi-State

Employee Portal

Third-Party Integrations

For Accountants

Reporting/Analytics

Web-based Deployment

For Small Businesses

For Cloud

Benefits Dashboard

Online Benefits Enrollment

Contractors only: $0 subscription + $5 per contractor/month

Employees and contractors: $35 subscription/month + $5 per employee or contractor paid/month

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