Human resources software unicorn Employment Hero has instructed staff to use artificial intelligence in all problem solving efforts in one of the most aggressive moves by an Australian company to adopt AI to date.
Internal documents viewed by Capital Brief show Employment Hero is moving to rapidly adopt “AI-first” principles as a fundamental element of “The EH Way”, its internal culture handbook, with remarkably few implementation constraints or oversight mechanisms.
The AI first initiative coincides with the company’s international expansion of its “Employment Hero Jobs” platform which CEO Ben Thompson has boldly referred to as a “Seek killer,” and is scheduled for launch within six weeks.
“If we don’t [adopt AI], others will and we will get steamrolled by our AI powered competitors who are more effective and more efficient than us,” Thompson wrote in a message to staff on February 21, characterising AI adoption as non-negotiable for the company’s future.
