Complete HR software 
for Australian businesses

Most HR systems require juggling separate logins for documents, leave, messaging and payroll, and re-entering the same employee details in each one.

Microkeeper’s HR module runs on the same system as your rostering and payroll, so a document, a leave balance or a shift shows up the same way everywhere, because it’s the same record.

That’s not just convenient, it has real teeth. A critical document can be set to block someone from clocking on until they’ve signed it. Leave accrues the way your actual policy works, not a generic annual/sick split. Nothing here is a bolt-on integration.

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Hire and onboard

Recruitment, connected end to end

Recruit without leaving Microkeeper.

Post roles, track applicants and manage interviews through our Teamtailor and Manatal integrations, then bring a successful candidate straight into onboarding, 
no re-entering their details in a separate system. 

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Employee roster showing four entries with names Craig Fowler, Nathan Tan, Amelia Nadal, and Staff Member, each with email addresses and partial phone numbers, and profile pictures for the first three employees.

Online onboarding with Onboarding Review for managers

Get new hires productive from day one.

New starters complete onboarding digitally: TFN, bank and super details, policy sign-off, required training, and it all flows straight into HR and payroll with no double entry. Managers get Onboarding Review to check progress and sign off before day one arrives.
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Dashboard titled 'Onboarding Review' showing staff onboarding completion by month with color-coded bars for stages including staff added, fully onboarded, partial, never started, and never invited, with a line graph overlay. A separate card indicates 'Staff Added 8 last 30 days' with an upward trend.

Documents and compliance

Files, Personal Files, and Skill Review with tiered sign-off

Every documet had a home, and the right level of control.

Store contacts, policies and certifications centrally, or file documents against one employee’s record with Personal Files. 
Set who needs to just see a document, 
who needs to sign it, and which signatures are critical enough to gate clocking on. 
Skill Review tracks licenses and certifications with automatic expiry reminders across your whole team. Both document builders have an AI assistant to help you build your templates. 

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Skill review dashboard showing pending approvals count of 3, filter options for employees and skills, and a list of skills with their status, skill name, employee initials, employee name, and a button to view details. Status includes Pending and Approved for skills such as Alcohol and Drug Policy, Fair Work Information Statement, First Aid Certificate, Drivers License Upload, and Alcohol and Drug Policy again.

VEVO checks for visa compliance

Verify working rights without leaving the platform.

Run VEVO checks directly from Microkeeper, store results against the employee record, and get flagged automatically if something changes.
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A VEVO Check form with dropdown menus for selecting Passport and Inbound Country, a field to enter Passport Number, and a radio button to agree to have a VEVO Check performed.

Leave, the way your business actually runs it

Four accrual methods, full admin control

Leave that matches your actual policy, not a generic default.

Employees request leave in a few taps; managers approve or decline instantly, and it syncs straight to rosters and payroll. Administrators choose from four accrual methods and set access rules and offboarding treatment for each leave type, 
so the system reflects how your business really runs leave, not a one-size-fits-all template. 

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‍Discover our leave management tools →

List titled 'Accrual Method' showing four options: Pro-rata (Annual/Personal) with accrual based on pro-rata calculation highlighted; Banking hours with accrual based on banking worked hours typically used for RDO/TOIL; Long Service Leave with accrual based on length of service; and Reporting only with no accrual, for reporting purposes only.

The redesigned Leave Review experience 
for managers

A clearer view for the people approving leave.

Managers get an updated Leave Review screen built around what they actually need to decide fast: who’s asked for what, how it affects coverage, and what’s already been approved around it.

Dashboard displaying leave requests with a total of 1, and a line graph showing upcoming leave from September 1 to 29 with varying values peaking around September 21. Staff on leave is 19 this month.

Leave blockouts, set rules before requests come in

Get ahead of dates that always cause a leave-request spike.

Set a Leave Blockout against any date or recurring period, Christmas trading, EOFY, a stocktake, a major event, and choose how firmly it applies. It only affects new requests, approved leave and payroll aren’t touched.

Notification card titled 'Christmas Period' with a block staff label, stating it is the busiest time of the year and leave cannot be requested during this period, applicable every year from 15 Dec to 5 Jan for all staff, blocking all leave except personal leave.

Stay connected

Employee self-service

Fewer questions land in HR’s inbox.

Staff can update their own details, view past payslips, check upcoming shifts and manage availability, all from the same self-service portal. 

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‍Discover our Employee app →

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Work messaging, built in, not a separate app

No more Whatsapp groups 
or SMS threads.

Message any staff member directly or create group channels that stay in sync automatically with your roster groups, and share files up to 20MB, inside the same platform as your roster and payroll, not a bolt-on app.
Run VEVO checks directly from Microkeeper, store results against the employee record, and get flagged automatically if something changes.
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See everything the HR Dashboard

One screen for the whole 
HR picture.

The HR Dashboard surfaces upcoming leave and roster gaps, key HR tasks and expiries, and shift auctions and availability in real time, so you catch a staffing or compliance issue while it’s still small.
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Why one system beats a stitched-together HR stack

Most “all-in-one” HR platforms are several acquired products connected by integrations. Microkeeper isn’t; HR, rostering, timesheets and payroll are built on the same data from the ground up. That’s the difference between a leave request that “syncs” to payroll overnight and one that’s already the same record payroll reads from. It’s also what makes things like a document gating a clock-on possible: that needs HR and time-and-attendance to genuinely be one system, not two systems talking to each other.

Stitched-together HR stack
Microkeeper
New starter records
Re-entered in HR, then payroll, then rostering
Added once, live everywhere immediately
Pay rate changes
Relies on a sync job between tools
Updates rostering and payroll instantly
Critical document sign-off
No link between documents and time & attendance
Can block clock-on until it's signed
Approved leave
Re-entered into the roster by hand
Syncs straight into rosters and payroll
Staff messaging
A separate app, another login
Built into the same platform as roster and payroll
Support & billing
Separate logins, support queues, invoices
One login, one support team, one bill
Why it matters

Whether you’re a single site or running multiple locations across different awards and 
a mixed casual/part-time/full-time workforce, the same system scales with you, no swapping platforms as you grow.

Clear communication and self-service access to rosters, leave and pay reduce day-to-day friction and give employees more visibility into their own work life.

HR teams work from the desktop app or browser; employees use the mobile app for self-service; managers can approve leave and check reports on the go.

What our clients are saying

Experience the freedom of accessing employee records, job offers, agreements and contracts anytime, anywhere. 
Our clients use Microkeeper to improve compliance, cut paperwork and simplify workforce management.

"The transfer of 500 employees from in-house server to Microkeeper was smooth and fast. The support team is based in Australia and responds to requests within minutes.”

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Evan, T.

"I have started playing with the Skills feature and can see so much potential for our needs. Now I can use the spare time saved by using the tool for other tasks.”

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Caroline, L.

"It’s a great timesaver. We use it for all employees, they can be easily added to the system, update their information, clock on and off and check their payslip - all in one place."

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Sarah, M.

"As an admin but also an employee, my favourite feature is the messaging tool on the app. This allows us to send group messages to staff.”

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Charlie, C.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HR software and how does it benefit a business?
HR software is a digital system for handling core people processes: onboarding, employee records, leave, compliance and communication, in one place instead of spreadsheets and paper files. It reduces admin, improves accuracy, and gives employees a way to manage their own information without going through HR for every request. 
What features should I look for in HR software?
Look for digital onboarding and document management, leave and absence management, compliance and license tracking, employee self-service, and integration with your payroll and rostering, ideally on the same platform rather than separate tools joined by integrations. 
Does Microkeeper’s HR software integrate with other systems?
Yes. Microkeeper integrates with Xero, Beam, One Click Life, Manatal and Teamtailor, and an open API is available for further integrations your developer can build. Because HR, rostering, timesheets, and payroll already run on the same system internally, you need fewer of these integrations in the first place. 
What does employee self-service let staff do?
Employees can update their own personal details, view past payslips, check rosters and shifts, and submit leave requests directly, without going through HR for each one. This cuts routine enquiries and gives staff more control over their own information. 
Can a document stop someone from clocking on?
Yes, for documents you mark as requiring critical sign-off. Personal Files supports four sign-off levels, reference-only, sight-and-sign, critical (blocks clock-on until signed), and admin-only, so compliance-critical paperwork can’t be missed. 
Does Microkeeper’s HR software include AI tools or a learning management system?
Not currently. Microkeeper’s HR module focuses on getting HR, rostering, timesheets and payroll onto one connected system rather than adding AI assistants or course libraries. If those are must-have for your business, factor that in when comparing platforms. 
Is Microkeeper HR software ISO certified or independently security-audited?
Yes. Microkeeper is ISO 27001:2022 compliant. 

One HR system, 
not nine separate tools

Microkeeper’s HR module covers the whole employee life cycle: recruiting, onboarding, documents and compliance, leave, communication and reporting, running on the same system as your rostering and payroll. 
No stitching required.

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