Notes from the
workforce frontier.
Modern Award strategy, AI in operations, casual workforce data, and the occasional rant about labour compliance in Australia.
Workers compensation for casual workers: who actually pays?
Casuals are covered like any other employee, but under labour hire the question becomes which business holds the policy. Here is how the answer changes, and what a host still owes.
Superannuation compliance for casual payrolls: the three failure points
Casual super is not complicated in theory and goes wrong constantly in practice. The three places it breaks, and what payday super changes about each of them.
What labour hire actually costs in 2026
An hourly bill rate hides four separate layers of cost. Here is what each one is, where the margin sits, and how to compare two quotes that are not really comparable.
Casual, part-time or full-time: which do you actually need?
The choice is usually made on cost and then regretted on flexibility, or the reverse. A practical way to decide, including the comparison most people get backwards.
Payday Super is here: what it means for businesses using casual workers
Since 1 July 2026, super must reach each employee's fund within 7 business days of payday - not quarterly. Weekly casual pay runs are hit hardest. Here is what changed, what it costs, and how to stay compliant.
Annual Wage Review 2026: the new casual award rates, all in one place
The new minimum rates apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July 2026. Here is the entry adult casual hourly rate for every award in MyGig's engine, plus the three things to fix in your payroll this month.
Hospitality vs Restaurant vs Clubs: which award covers your venue?
Three awards cover Australian food-and-beverage venues, and picking the wrong one means every pay calculation that follows is wrong. A plain-English guide to the boundaries.
Using labour hire in NSW: the 2026 due-diligence checklist
Hosts carry real risk when the supplier gets employment wrong. Seven checks to run on any labour hire or on-hire provider before their workers walk onto your site.
What a no-show really costs (it is not just the shift)
Our research put a number on the unfilled shift: $485 to $572 to put one 8-hour warehouse shift right, up to 78% more than the shift as planned. Here is where the money goes, and how to stop paying it.
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