For builders & site managers
Labour hire for Sydney construction
Uphold Group supplies ticketed labourers, trades and civil crews to builders and subcontractors across Greater Sydney. We are the legal employer, so wages, superannuation, workers compensation and payroll tax sit with us. Most Sydney requests are filled within four hours, with a written rate the same day.
- Sydney owned & run
- Greater Sydney, NSW
- We employ the crew
- Tickets verified
1,240
Sydney workers on the books
4hrs
Average Sydney fill time
98.4%
Shifts filled as booked
0 LTI
Lost-time injuries, 24 months
Engagement types
Four ways to engage a crew
Same verification, same weekly invoice, same replacement guarantee. What changes is how long you need the people and who carries the employment.
- How it works
Casual
Casual & short-notice labour hire
Workers on site today or tomorrow morning. You call the numbers up and down week by week; we carry the employment.
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Contract
Contract project crews
The same named crew for the length of a package, a level cycle, a subdivision stage, a fitout. Rostered for continuity, not availability.
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Permanent
Permanent recruitment
Direct hires for site-based and staff roles, leading hands, supervisors, foremen, project support. Shortlists drawn from workers we have already placed.
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Payroll
Payroll & on-hire administration
You found the worker; we employ them. Award interpretation, super, workers compensation, portable LSL and one weekly invoice.
How hiring works
Three steps, no portal login, and a written quote before anyone is confirmed.
01 · SAME DAY
Tell us the roles
Call, text or send the form: trade, tickets, site address, start time, expected duration. No portal login required.
02 · WITHIN 4 HOURS
We match and verify
You get named workers with ticket expiries and reference notes, plus a written quote for the crew, before anyone is confirmed.
03 · ON SITE
Crew on the tools
Digital timesheets approved by your supervisor, one consolidated weekly invoice, and a replacement guaranteed within four hours.
One rate, everything in it
We do not publish rates, because an honest rate depends on the classification, the site’s EBA, the shift pattern and the duration, a table would mislead you. Tell us the crew and you get a single all-inclusive hourly rate in writing the same day.
Request a written quoteIncluded in every hour charged
- Award or EBA wages, allowances and penalties
- Superannuation and payroll tax
- Workers compensation cover, once our icare policy is active
- Portable long service leave contributions
- PPE, ticket verification and site induction time
- Four-hour replacement guarantee
Quoted per site and per classification · never published
Trades we supply
Every trade page lists the tickets held, the typical scope and what to brief us on.
- Labourers & TAs
- Carpenters & formwork
- Scaffolders & riggers
- Traffic control
- Plant operators
- Warehouse & logistics
- Site cleaning
- Security
Where we crew
Greater Sydney, across the eight regions below, and never outsourced to anyone else.
- Sydney CBD & inner cityHaymarket · Pyrmont · Surry Hills · Redfern
- Inner WestMarrickville · Alexandria · Ashfield · Burwood
- Parramatta & Greater WestParramatta · Blacktown · Penrith · Eastern Creek
- North Shore & HillsNorth Sydney · Chatswood · Macquarie Park · Castle Hill
- Northern BeachesManly · Dee Why · Brookvale · Mona Vale
- Eastern SuburbsBondi Junction · Randwick · Mascot · Waterloo
- South West & LiverpoolLiverpool · Bankstown · Leppington · Badgerys Creek
- Sutherland & St GeorgeMiranda · Sutherland · Kogarah · Rockdale
Compliance questions, answered
What compliance cover do you hold in NSW?
We would rather be straight about where we are than leave you to ask. Our icare workers compensation policy and public liability cover are being put in place now, and no worker will be placed on a site before the workers compensation policy is active. Fair Work compliance, our WHS management plan, ticket verification against the SafeWork NSW register and right-to-work checks are in force today. Ask for the pack and you get what we hold, with the dates on it.
Why don't you publish your rates?
Because an honest rate depends on the classification, the site's EBA, shift pattern and duration. A table would mislead you. Tell us the crew and you get a single all-inclusive hourly rate in writing the same day, covering wages, statutory on-costs, insurance, PPE and the replacement guarantee.
How do you verify tickets and right to work?
An interview in person, on site or by video, a VEVO right-to-work check, White Card and high-risk licence verification against the SafeWork NSW register, plus reference checks with the last two supervisors. Expiries are tracked and workers are stood down before a ticket lapses.
Can a labour hire worker become permanent?
Yes. After 500 hours on your site there is no conversion fee, and casual conversion obligations are managed by us as the legal employer. Below 500 hours a pro-rata conversion fee applies, disclosed in your engagement terms before you book.
Short a crew for Monday?
Send the roles and tickets you need. We answer from 5:30am to 8pm, seven days, and you get named Sydney workers plus a written rate the same day.