ELMO Software NZ

Hidden manual work in payroll is the spreadsheets, checks and re-keying that build up around a payroll system over time. It often goes unnoticed because payroll still runs.

In our conversations with payroll teams in Australia and New Zealand, we’re noticing that payroll problems rarely arrive as one major moment.

First, it starts small. Someone finds a ga...

See how AI Candidate Screening can help recruiters prioritise applicants using scores and suitability summaries, while recruiters and hiring managers retain control over shortlisting and hiring decisions. You’ll also see how Employment Checks powered by Referoo can support reference, right-to-work, ID, police and industry checks within the recruitment workflow.

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Manual processing, re-keying, reconciliations and systems that don’t speak to each other can cause pay runs errors when only critical data like bank details are only updated in your HRIS. 

The good news is two-way sync via the ELM...

Key takeaways: According to ELMO’s 2026 HR Industry Benchmark Report, 32% of Australian organisations and 36% of New Zealand organisations still rely on manual processes to gather HR metrics. M...

At our first ELMO Virtual Roadshow, we covered upcoming features and improvements that can support common tasks across HR and people operations. Here’s a recap of what has changed across our platform and where we’re investing next.