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Q+A: Why Employment Hero now wants to become the employer

Published May 13, 2026

Employment Hero has grown into one of Australia’s biggest startup success stories, with software used by more than 300,000 businesses across 180 countries.

Sean Aylmer speaks with co-founder and CEO Ben Thompson about how AI is reshaping hiring, HR and employment itself. Ben also explains why small businesses struggle with employment, how AI is changing the economics of work, and why Employment Hero is evolving beyond software into “employment as a service”.

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