Engagement type · Greater Sydney
Casual labour hire, Sydney
Casual labour hire is what most Greater Sydney builders call us for first: a crew short before a pour, a resignation on a Friday, a programme that pulled forward. We are the legal employer, so wages, superannuation, workers compensation and payroll tax sit with us. Tell us the roles and the start time and most Sydney requests are filled within four hours.
- Sydney owned & run
- Greater Sydney, NSW
- We employ the crew
- Tickets verified
Filled in four hours
During hire-desk hours, most Greater Sydney casual requests are filled within four hours. If we cannot fill it we tell you inside the hour instead of letting you find out at the gate.
Named workers, verified before they arrive
You get names, ticket classes and expiry dates in writing before anyone is confirmed. Nobody arrives on your site as a surprise.
Scale down as freely as up
Casual means casual. Stand a worker down at the end of a shift with no notice period and no termination exposure, the employment relationship is ours, not yours.
One weekly invoice
Digital timesheets approved by your supervisor, consolidated into a single weekly invoice no matter how many workers or sites you ran.
Best used for
- Cover before a pour or a deadline
- Absence and resignation cover
- Peak weeks on a fixed programme
- Trialling a worker before a permanent offer
Included 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
How hiring works
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.
Casual, common questions
How much notice do you need for casual labour hire?
None in principle. We fill same-day requests every week, but a booking placed the afternoon before is what makes a reliable 6am start. For hoist operators, licensed scaffolders and specific machine classes, a week's notice materially improves who we can send.
Who employs the worker?
We do. Uphold Group is the legal employer, which means award or EBA wages, superannuation, payroll tax, workers compensation and portable long service leave contributions are our obligation. On a labour hire engagement you direct the work on site and the employment sits with us. Where we are contracted to deliver a scope instead, we supervise our own crew and that is quoted separately.
What happens if a casual worker does not turn up?
You get a replacement within four hours, at no additional charge, and we tell you as soon as we know rather than when you notice. Non-attendance is tracked against the worker and repeat offenders come off the books.
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.