Workit

What Workit does

Workit, operating as WORKIT HCM PTY LTD, is an Australian-headquartered SaaS company that sells an all-in-one HR platform to small, mid-market, and enterprise customers across Australia. The product unifies fourteen interconnected modules, including recruitment, onboarding, HR Core, employment variations, compliance, performance management, leave, self-serve forms, incident reporting, policy management, and offboarding, around a single employee record with the goal of eliminating re-entry between HR and payroll. The platform is delivered as cloud-based software with no-code form and workflow builders, role-based permissions, an employee self-service portal, an open API, and ready-made integrations with Fair Work (for award and classification updates), Xero, Access Definitiv, and Access MicrOpay. SOC 2 Type II certification and Australian Privacy Act / GDPR compliance underpin enterprise and government eligibility.

The business model is a transparent per-employee subscription at $5 per employee per month with a 10-employee minimum, billed monthly with no lock-in contract. All fourteen modules are bundled into one plan, with paid implementation services scoped separately and per-check fees for Background Screening. Workit runs a hybrid go-to-market combining a self-serve 30-day trial and demo funnel on its website with a sales-assisted motion for larger organisations, supported by content marketing, comparison pages, case studies, and organic social. Customers include Monash IVF, Converge International, Sovereign Hill, Kerang District Health, Kingswood College, Pinnacle People, Altora Ag, and Hart Services, spanning healthcare, education, hospitality, agriculture, construction, mining, finance, recruitment, and not-for-profit verticals. Three modules, Background Screening, Rostering & Timesheets, and Learning Management, are listed as Coming Soon, indicating active product-surface expansion.

Name

Workit

Legal name

WORKIT HCM PTY LTD

Website

https://workit.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Workit is an Australian SaaS company that sells an all-in-one HR platform, bundling 14 modules (recruitment, onboarding, HR Core, compliance, payroll integrations) at $5 per employee per month to small, mid-market, and enterprise customers across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Resources Software (HRIS)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACAPAA

Core HR & HRIS

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Human Capital Management (HCM) & HR Tech

SECONDARYBPAEAGAF

HRIS/HCM Managed Services & Support

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Enterprise Applications Services (ERP/CRM/HRIS)

SECONDARYBPAEAGAE

HRIS/HCM Implementation Services

Business & Public Services/IT & Digital Services (Managed Services, Systems Integration)/Enterprise Applications Services (ERP/CRM/HRIS)

Keywords

• Human resources software
• HRIS platform
• Workforce management
• Employee onboarding
• HR compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

South Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Per-employee monthly subscription model. All available HR modules included in one standard price. Minimum 10 employees ($50/month). Optional paid implementation services are scoped and charged separately.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Workit sells an all-in-one cloud-based HR software platform (HRIS) for Australian businesses, bundling 14 interconnected modules covering recruitment, onboarding, HR Core, employment variations, compliance, performance management, leave, policy management, self-serve forms, incident reporting, and offboarding. The platform is sold on a per-employee monthly subscription with all modules included in a single Professional Plan at $5/employee/month, plus optional separately scoped implementation services.

Product overview

workit is an all-in-one Australian HR software platform built around a unified core HRIS with 14 interconnected modules. The Professional Plan at $5 per employee/month includes all available modules: Recruitment (multi-channel job posting and applicant tracking), Onboarding (contracts, forms, policies, team tasks), HR Core (employee records, org structures), Employment Variations (pay rises, role changes), Compliance (credentials, licences, Fair Work integration), Rostering & Timesheets (Coming soon), Performance Management (reviews, questionnaires, goals), Learning Management (Coming soon), Policy Management (distribution, acknowledgement, version control), Leave (balances, approvals), Self Serve Forms (custom form builder), Incident Reporting (WHS, hazards), Offboarding (exit processes), plus Employee Self Service and Reporting. Modules are designed to share data through a connected employee record rather than operating as isolated tools.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recruitment Module Multi-channel job posting and applicant tracking module that publishes roles to the customer's careers page and major Australian job boards, consolidates applications into one tracking system, and supports shortlisting, interviewing, scoring, offer letter generation, and direct handoff into onboarding. Designed for Australian businesses hiring across recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing workforce management.
• Onboarding Module Employee onboarding software that coordinates contracts, statutory forms, custom questions, policy acknowledgements, and team tasks for new starters. Supports flexible workflows including add-only, contract, onboarding pack, or end-to-end onboarding for Australian businesses.
• HR Core (HRIS) Central HRIS module serving as the single source of truth for every employee record on the Workit platform, including contract details, history, org structures, reporting lines, and HR documents for Australian employers.
• Employment Variations Module Module for managing employment and personal variations including pay rises, role changes, and personal updates with full history tracking, intended for HR teams and managers at Australian businesses.
• Compliance Module HR compliance management software for tracking workforce credentials, licences, registrations, checks, renewal dates, and supporting evidence, with configurable requirements, automated reminders, and Fair Work integration for Australian employers.
• Performance Management Module Performance review software supporting flexible review workflows, custom questionnaires, employee-manager reviews, recurring cycles, and goal setting connected to employee records, for Australian HR teams and line managers.
• Policy Management Module Policy management software for distributing, acknowledging, and version-controlling workplace policies, tracking policy versions, distribution, and employee acknowledgement for Australian employers.
• Leave Module Leave management module handling leave balances, approvals, and calendars driven by HR Core employment data, for Australian employers and their employees.
• Self Serve Forms Module Custom form builder allowing creation of self-serve forms with configurable field types, approval workflows, and approver selection, designed for HR teams to digitise manual processes at Australian businesses.
• Incident Reporting Module Incident reporting software for logging hazards and incidents from any device, linked to employee records, suitable for WHS reporting with configurable forms and investigation workflows at Australian workplaces.
• Offboarding Module Offboarding software for managing employee exit processes including exit reasons, checklists, returned assets tracking, and exit letters, for Australian HR teams and managers.
• Employee Self Service Portal Employee self-service portal allowing employees to manage their profile and access HR tools including leave, forms, compliance, policies, and performance, with roles and permissions controlling visibility. Sold to Australian businesses as part of the Workit Professional Plan.
• Reporting Module Workforce reporting module with ready-made reports, automatically generated reports for custom forms, flexible on-screen filtering and sorting, visual summaries, and CSV or PDF exports for Australian HR teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced onboarding and compliance admin time significantly
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XerocoreTechnology or IntegrationPayroll integration partner. workit connects employee information across onboarding, employment variations, leave and offboarding with Xero payroll system for seamless HR-to-payroll workflow.
• Access DefinitivcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayroll integration partner enabling connection of employee data with Access Definitiv payroll system.
• Access MicrOpaycoreTechnology or IntegrationPayroll integration partner connecting workit HR data with Access MicrOpay payroll system.
• Fair WorkcoreTechnology or IntegrationBuilt-in integration for real-time award and classification updates from Fair Work. Notifies teams when information changes and highlights affected employees for review.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Employment Hero: Australian-headquartered all-in-one HR, payroll and benefits platform. Direct competitor to Workit in the SMB and mid-market Australian HRIS segment, with overlapping recruitment, onboarding, compliance and HR Core modules.
• ELMO Software: Australia and NZ-based HR, payroll and learning management SaaS provider. Direct competitor with comparable mid-market and enterprise positioning across recruitment, onboarding, performance and compliance modules.
• Deputy: Australian-founded workforce management and HR platform. Direct overlap on rostering, timesheets, onboarding and HR workflows for shift-based Australian businesses, particularly in hospitality, healthcare and retail.
• KeyPay: Australian payroll and HRIS platform now owned by MYOB. Comparable in target market (Australian SMB), with overlapping HR/payroll integration value proposition and similar pricing transparency.

Broad incumbents

• BambooHR: US-based incumbent HRIS focused on SMBs globally, frequently cited as a benchmark in Workit's own comparison content. Overlaps on onboarding, employee records, performance and self-service, but is not locally compliant with Fair Work.
• HiBob: Global mid-market HRIS platform with strong product breadth across the employee lifecycle. Direct overlap on HR Core, onboarding, performance and culture modules; used as a competitor comparison point on Workit's site.
• Rippling: US-based unified workforce platform combining HR, payroll, IT and finance. Competes for the same all-in-one HR narrative Workit promotes, and overlaps with Workit on onboarding, HR Core and policy compliance.
• Gusto: US HR, payroll and benefits platform for SMBs. Comparable all-in-one narrative and pricing transparency, with similar target customer profile; useful as a product/commercial benchmark for Workit's SMB GTM.
• ADP Workforce Now: Global incumbent HR and payroll provider with mid-market and enterprise reach. Competes for the same compliance and workforce management mandates as Workit, particularly with larger Australian employers.

Regional players

• Personio: European all-in-one HRIS for SMBs. Highly comparable product surface (recruiting, onboarding, HR Core, performance) but operates in a different geography; relevant as a like-for-like product benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5Mjs_v7qo0CJCIawtV55aw
• Facebookfacebook.com/workit.hr.aus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/workithcm/posts/?feedView=all

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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