London, 6 February 2025: Employment Hero, the global leader in employment management solutions, has more than doubled its UK annual recurring revenue (ARR) in the last year, whilst growing its UK headcount by 60%.
The news comes as the business celebrates surpassing £125 million in global ARR, a significant milestone which signals a continuation of the rapid growth enjoyed over the last few years.
Employment Hero, the global leader in employment management solutions, has more than doubled its UK annual recurring revenue (ARR) in the last year, whilst growing its UK headcount by 60%.
The UK – with its six million SMEs – is Employment Hero’s largest growth market. Since the start of 2024, the company has invested heavily in the UK, with headcount growing 60% year-on-year and expected to exceed 150 in the coming months. Hiring activity has been concentrated on the company’s sales, marketing and tech teams with the business building a localised product leadership team in the UK to solve UK-specific employment requirements.
In the last year, Employment Hero has also seen its UK ARR jump by 125%, with more than 25,000 UK SMEs now using the company’s all-in-one Employment OS to support all aspects of employment, from payroll and HR to recruitment and employee engagement.
Ben Thompson, CEO and Co-Founder of Employment Hero, said “Our results show the tremendous value that our employment operating system is providing to our UK customers.
“When the UK’s small businesses are successful, there is a huge positive knock-on effect for the economy and the rest of the country, and we want to do everything in our power to support small businesses on this journey. We’ll continue to bring innovation in our employment operating system to market to simplify the lives of employers, employees and jobseekers with products that solve real, everyday employment challenges.”
Kevin Fitzgerald, UK MD at Employment Hero, adds: “There are six million SMEs in the UK driving more than 60% of employment and contributing 50% of global GDP. Yet, many are navigating tough challenges – from economic pressures to evolving employment laws. Our mission is to make employment management effortless, so business owners can focus on growth. We’re thrilled to see so many SMEs already using our technology, and as we continue to invest in the UK market, we expect this momentum to keep building.”
Employment Hero’s mission is to simplify employment processes so businesses can focus on their goals, employees can thrive, and job seekers can find the right opportunities. Today, over 300,000 businesses managing two million employees are using its employment operating system, helping drive job creation for local economies and GDP globally.
Later this year, the business will launch Employment Hero Jobs in the UK – an AI-powered job-seeking app that’s already quietly built a talent pool of over 40,000 UK candidate profiles in beta. Designed to streamline hiring for SMEs, the app instantly matches jobseekers with open roles on the platform, cutting time-to-hire and boosting local jobs.
Employment Hero recently expanded its global footprint, acquiring Humi, a Canadian based HR and payroll company at the start of 2025.
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About Employment Hero
[Employment Hero is the global authority on employment, offering a world-leading Employment Operating System (eOS) that simplifies and optimises every stage of the employment process. Its award-winning platform combines HR, payroll, recruitment, and employee engagement tools with the groundbreaking employment superapp, Employment Hero Jobs, which integrates career management and financial wellbeing. Serving over 300,000 businesses and managing more than 2 million employees worldwide, Employment Hero reduces administrative burdens by up to 80%, enabling organisations to focus on their goals and create more productive, engaged teams. By revolutionising the employment marketplace, Employment Hero is making employment easier, more valuable, and rewarding for everyone. For more information, visit employmenthero.com.]
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