WorkPlan vs Employment Hero
Employment Hero and WorkPlan both support employee development, learning and performance, but they are designed for different purposes.
Employment Hero is an HR andpayroll platform that includes learning and performance functionality as part of a broader employee lifecycle solution.
WorkPlan takes a different approach.
Rather than providing a broad HR platform, WorkPlan is a best-of-breed workforce capability platform that connects learning, compliance, capability and performance around job role requirements.
Many organisations already have an HR or payroll system. In these situations, the decision is often not whether to replace HR software, but which platform provides the strongest learning, compliance and workforce capability functionality.
Many organisations already use Employment Hero as their HR and payroll platform. Rather than replacing those capabilities, WorkPlan can integrate with Employment Hero through published APIs, allowing organisations to combine HR data with workforce learning, compliance, capability and performance management.
This comparison focuses specifically on those capabilities.
Compare Features
Key
✅ Comprehensive capability
◐ Available with limitations or a different focus
❌ Not a core capability or not publicly described
Learning Feature Comparison
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Online Course Delivery and Learner Access |
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Independently Trackable Microlearning Delivers independently trackable microlearning linked to capability compliance and workforce development |
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Content Authoring and Reusable Learning Objects |
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Ready-made eLearning Content and Training Libraries Provided with licence and access at no additional cost |
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Face-to-Face Workshops and Blended Learning Support |
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Learning Pathways and Structured Development Programs |
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Assessments, Quizzes, Surveys and Learner Evaluations |
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Configurable Assessment PDF Reporting |
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Anonymous surveys |
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On-the-job Skill and Capability Assessments |
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Job Role Training Frameworks and Capability Matrices |
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Knowledge Sharing and Team Member-Generated Learning Content |
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Manager-Led and Workforce Support |
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Compliance & Workforce Governance Feature Comparison
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Compliance training tracking with valid to dates |
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Calculated validity structures and parent expiry rules |
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Policy acknowledgements and declarations with digital sign-off workflows |
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Licence and qualification tracking including high risk work licenses (HRWL) |
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Contractor onboarding and HSEQ compliance management by contractor administrators |
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Automated reminders notifications and compliance workflows |
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Evidence uploads and assessor verification workflows |
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Audit-ready compliance records and historical traceability |
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Workforce compliance reporting and operational oversight |
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Governance risk visibility and compliance assurance reporting |
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Self-service configurable workforce capability dashboards by role |
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Performance & Workforce Capability Feature Comparison
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Build job role capability frameworks aligned to workforce requirements |
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Assess workforce capabilities skills and training gaps |
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Practical workplace capability assessments |
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Validate competencies through evidence-based assessment workflows |
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Create individual development and growth plans |
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Flexible survey questions for performance conversations and reviews |
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Track team objectives and business goals with development progress |
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Provide features to manage individual and group coaching |
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Self-service Workforce Capability Dashboards |
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Analytics and Reporting Feature Comparison
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Configurable 360 feedback surveys across teams and leadership groups |
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Collect anonymous surveys pulse feedback and workplace sentiment insights |
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Monitor learner engagement participation and workforce activity trends |
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Analyse performance learning and capability development data |
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Generate configurable PDF reports for assessments surveys and reviews |
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Self-services reporting dashboards for employees, managers and administrators |
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Extended Enterprise and Multi-Tenant Capability
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Create multi-tenant client portals with separated users branding and reporting |
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Build hierarchical sub-portal structures for clients, contractors or business divisions |
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Distribute shared independently trackable microlearning elements across multiple client portals |
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Manage centralised administration reporting and oversight across multiple client portals |
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Commercial & Delivery Models
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WorkPlan Learning |
Employment Hero |
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Certfied Australian Made and Owned |
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Australian hosting |
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Available |
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Microsoft Azure hosting |
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Rest API |
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White-lable platform |
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Which Platform Is Right?
Employment Hero may be the better choice if you want:
- HR management
- Payroll
- Recruitment
- Employee lifecycle management
- Leave and rostering
WorkPlan may be the better choice if you want:
- Workforce capability management
- Compliance management
- Practical workplace assessments
- Competency verification
- Workforce governance
- Configurable workforce assessments
- 360 feedback
- Workforce capability dashboards
- Multi-tenant learning
- Contractor capability management
Frequently Asked Questions
Explore some responses comparing WorkPlan Learning and TalentLMS.
What is the difference between WorkPlan and Employment Hero?
WorkPlan is a workforce capability platform that connects learning, compliance, capability, competency verification and performance around job role requirements. Employment Hero is a broader HR, payroll and workforce management platform that includes learning and performance as part of a wider employee management solution.
Can WorkPlan integrate with Employment Hero?
Yes. WorkPlan provides published REST APIs that allow organisations to integrate employee and organisational data with Employment Hero. This enables organisations to continue using Employment Hero for HR and payroll while extending learning, compliance, workforce capability and performance management through WorkPlan.
Does WorkPlan replace Employment Hero?
Not necessarily. Many organisations already use Employment Hero for HR administration and payroll. WorkPlan is designed to complement these systems by providing deeper workforce capability, learning, compliance, competency verification and manager-led development functionality.
Which platform is better for workforce capability?
Employment Hero includes learning and performance functionality as part of its HR platform. WorkPlan is specifically designed to connect learning, compliance, workplace evidence, competency verification, performance conversations and development plans around job role requirements, providing a broader workforce capability approach.
Does WorkPlan support practical workplace skills assessments?
Yes. WorkPlan enables managers, supervisors and authorised assessors to complete practical workplace assessments, capture workplace evidence, verify competency and maintain workforce capability over time.
Does WorkPlan include configurable workforce capability dashboards?
Yes. WorkPlan provides configurable workforce capability dashboards that allow organisations to create dashboards for executives, managers and employees using configurable layouts, charts, filters, permissions and workforce capability measures.
Can WorkPlan manage contractors as well as employees?
Yes. WorkPlan supports employees, contractors and contractor administrators, enabling organisations to manage learning, compliance, workplace evidence, competency assessments and reporting across the broader workforce.
Does WorkPlan support configurable 360 feedback surveys?
Yes. WorkPlan includes Insights360, allowing organisations to configure 360 feedback surveys, leadership assessments, capability reviews, governance assessments, workforce surveys and professional PDF reports.
Can WorkPlan help demonstrate workforce compliance?
Yes. WorkPlan combines learning records, workplace evidence, competency verification, licences, qualifications and audit-ready reporting to help organisations demonstrate workforce compliance and operational readiness.
Which organisations are best suited to WorkPlan?
WorkPlan is well suited to organisations wanting to connect learning, workforce capability, compliance and performance in one platform. It is particularly suitable for organisations operating in regulated industries, managing contractors or aligning learning and competency with job role requirements.
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