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Brisbane & Gold Coast · Construction

Post the shift
tonight. Crew
on site at seven.

Verified labourers and trade assistants for Brisbane sites.

Post a shift I'm after work
Example shift docket
SHIFT DOCKET #BNE-0142
Position
General Labourer
Site
Woolloongabba
Date
Tue 18 Aug
Hours
07:00 – 15:30
Tickets
White Card
Charge rate
A$56.00 / hr

Workers 0 of 5 confirmed

  1. LabourerWhite Card3 km
  2. LabourerWhite Card5 km
  3. LabourerWhite Card7 km
  4. LabourerWhite Card8 km
  5. LabourerWhite Card10 km

Posted 16:04 Filled in 7 min

No sign-up, no phone queue. We come back with names, or tell you we cannot.

How it works

Ten phone calls, or one form.

Finding a labourer today
  1. Ring three agencies
  2. Leave a message
  3. Wait for the callback
  4. Ask whether they're ticketed
  5. Chase the paperwork
  6. Confirm the worker
  7. Hope they turn up
  8. Collect the paper timesheet
  9. Argue about the hours
  10. Wait for an invoice that doesn't match

Finding a labourer with us

  1. 16:04 You post the shift
  2. 16:11 You get names we have already checked
  3. 07:00 They check in on site, you get a message
  4. 15:34 They check out, hours come to you
  5. Fri You approve. One invoice covers the lot

Same job. The difference is where the admin time goes.

What we check

A lapsed ticket isn't an email. They stop appearing.

Every ticket has an expiry on file. When one lapses, that worker drops off the shifts that need it, on the day.

In Queensland it cuts both ways: the supplier needs a licence, and the business hiring must use a licensed one.

The ten tickets we check
  • White Card
  • Photo ID
  • Right to work
  • Working at heights
  • Confined spaces
  • EWP
  • Forklift
  • Traffic control
  • Trade qualifications
  • Driver's licence
Example worker file

General Labourer Annerley · 6 km from the site

White Card
Verifiedexp 12 Mar 2029
Photo ID
Verified—
Right to work
Verifiedexp 04 Jan 2028
Working at heights
Verifiedexp 22 Sep 2027
EWP
Expires soonin 24 days
Confined spaces
Not held—

Ready to workBlocked from confined space shifts

Example board

This is how the board works.

Example shifts, running the rules the real board will run: the worker only sees what their tickets allow, and the builder posts and gets names back.

I need workers I'm after work

For workers

Get your next construction shift.

Brisbane sites, paid weekly, hours recorded when you check in and out so nobody argues about them later.

Straight answers

The questions people actually ask.

Are you licensed?

Not yet, and we do not take shifts until we do. Queensland requires a labour hire licence, and under the same Act the business hiring is required to use a licensed supplier, so this matters to you as much as to us. Our application is not lodged: it needs a WorkCover policy and a registered company first, in that order. The regulator takes 28 business days to decide a simple application. The number goes on this page the day it is issued, and until then nobody from VDA sets foot on your site. You can check any supplier, us included, on the public register.

Do I need an ABN to work through you?

No. If we put you on site, we employ you and pay you, with tax and super on us. Having an ABN does not make anyone a contractor.

How fast can you fill a shift?

The service is built around one rule: post before 6pm for a 7am start, and get names back or a straight no, never silence. We are not trading yet, so there is no fill time we can honestly quote you. Once shifts are running, the measured times go on this page, including the ones we miss.

What does it cost?

One hourly rate per worker, quoted before the shift. It is built to cover their pay, super, workers compensation and insurance, and none of that is in place until the company and the policy are. Posting costs nothing.

How are hours recorded?

Check-in and check-out on site, with the time and the location. You see the hours before you approve them.

What if someone doesn't turn up?

You tell us and we start replacing straight away. Attendance is recorded, and whoever does not turn up gets fewer offers.