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Employment Hero

Employment Hero is an HR, payroll and recruitment software company headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with operations in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Through its HeroForce service it acts as Employer of Record for staff employed locally or in other countries, using legal entities it owns in some markets, and its platform also covers hiring, HR, payroll, rostering and employee benefits.

Global EOR Listed in 15 country lists Prominent in 4 markets

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Last updated 5 November 2026
FactValue
Established2014
FoundersBen Thompson, Dave Tong
Region / headquartersRegional / multi-country
Websiteemploymenthero.com ↗
What it doesEmployment Hero is an HR, payroll and recruitment software company headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with operations in New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Through its HeroForce service it acts as Employer of Record for staff employed locally or in other countries, using legal entities it owns in some markets, and its platform also covers hiring, HR, payroll, rostering and employee benefits.
Entry priceQuote-based (no public price)
Countries covered180+ (provider's own claim)
G2 rating4.4/5 (4,005 reviews) (read on g2.com, 4 Nov 2026)
Last verified4 Nov 2026

How it operates by country

🇦🇺 AustraliaEmployment Hero (Sydney) is an HR, payroll and recruitment software company whose HeroForce service provides EOR in 180+ countries through partner infrastructure. Australia is Employment Hero’s home market, where it sells HR/payroll software to SMEs and its HeroForce service employs through its own Australian entity.
🇮🇳 IndiaOwn India hiring article expressly offers HeroForce for the EOR arrangement described.
🇨🇦 CanadaEmployment Hero provides Canadian EOR employment through HeroForce, combining employee onboarding and payroll administration within its HR platform.
🇬🇧 United KingdomIts UK page explicitly offers HeroForce EoR for hiring employees in the UK. Service model: UK EOR; entity model not confirmed. HeroForce is an Employment Hero product. Location information: Publishes a London contact location at 10 John Street, London WC1N 2EB. HeroForce is counted as Employment Hero’s product, not an additional provider. employmenthero.com.