MyGig Workforce Insights
The numbers behind casual work.
Original research computed from MyGig’s award engine, the same data that prices every shift on the platform, with every assumption published. Free to cite with attribution to MyGig Workforce Insights.
July 2026Casual Australia: the 2.4 million-worker engineOne in five Australian employees is casual. Where they work, what the awards pay them from 1 July 2026, and why warehousing and retail feel the squeeze first.Read the research →July 2026The warehouse pay ladder 2026: what DC labour costs by gradeEvery Storage Services Award grade, loaded with super and insurance, plus what Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays multiply it to, straight from the engine that prices MyGig shifts.Read the research →July 2026Retail's weekend premium 2026: what Saturday and Sunday really costThe same 8-hour retail shift costs $278 on a Tuesday, $334 on a Saturday, $389 on a Sunday, and $556 on a public holiday in wages alone. The full penalty map for the General Retail Industry Award.Read the research →July 2026The award rate map 2026: entry casual pay across 114 awardsEntry adult casual rates now span $31.53 to $49.29 an hour, a 56% spread. Where warehousing, retail, and hospitality sit on the map, and why classification, not negotiation, sets the price of casual labour.Read the research →July 2026Payday super, daily: 365 contribution cycles a yearFrom 1 July, superannuation must follow payday instead of the quarter. MyGig already pays workers daily, so super now moves daily too: 365 contribution cycles a year where the old rules required 4.Read the research →July 2026The cost of an unfilled shift: NSW warehouse, 2026A no-show does not just cost you the shift. Using current award rates from MyGig’s engine and sourced assumptions, we put the true cost of putting one unfilled 8-hour warehouse shift right at $485 to $572, up to 78% more than the shift you planned.Read the research →
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