Screened staff on site in as little as 60 minutes. First two hours free if they are not right.
What sits inside a charge-out, what moves it, and how we price. No hidden margin line. We quote the job rather than publishing a fake brochure number.
A labour hire charge-out is not the worker’s wage. It is the wage plus the statutory and operating costs of employing them, plus the work of screening and payroll, plus a margin.
Typically that includes ACC, KiwiSaver employer contributions, annual leave and other leave loadings where they apply, and our admin. Overtime and penal rates sit on top when the shift attracts them.
If a quote only shows one number with no build-up, you cannot tell wage from margin. Ask for the structure. We will show ours on the confirmation.
Licensed forklift and food-site work cost more than general labour. The ticket is the cost.
Nights, weekends and public holidays follow the agreement. They are not a surprise line on Friday.
A one-off 4am call-out is not priced like a six-week block. Travel and screening have to be covered.
Medicals, specific PPE or a long paid induction sit outside the base rate when the site requires them.
Until we publish agreed bands, this is the order of cost, not a price list. Ask for a quote on the actual shift.
| Role | What usually sits in the rate | What typically lifts it |
|---|---|---|
| General labour / packer | Relevant minimum, on-costs, screening, margin | Nights, food-site rules, very short call-outs |
| Warehouse / storeperson | As above, plus WMS briefing time | Peak overtime, multi-site travel |
| Production / line operator | As above, plus hygiene briefing | GMP areas, medicals, weekend plants |
| Licensed forklift | Higher wage band plus ticket verification | Reach / order picker, coolstore, nights |
Role pages: forklift, warehouse, production. Cities: Auckland, Hamilton.
We price a named booking. You see what is included. If the person is not right for the work we were briefed on, the first two hours are free. That is the commercial version of “do not leave a mismatch on the line all night”.
It does not cover a brief that was wrong, a site that was not ready, or a cancellation after dispatch. We still want that call — a clean brief is what makes the guarantee usable.
| # | Ask | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What sits inside the hourly rate? | Separates wage, on-costs and margin. |
| 2 | When was the licence last sighted? | A photocopy in a file is not a check today. |
| 3 | What happens in the first two hours if they cannot do the job? | Tells you who carries the mismatch. |
| 4 | What is the minimum billed period on a call-out? | Avoids a surprise after a 90-minute shift. |
| 5 | Who is the employer, and who inducts? | Health and safety duty does not leave the host. |
| 6 | What is the temp-to-permanent fee, in writing, before shift one? | Stops a fee being invented after you like someone. |
Contract answers also sit on the FAQ page.
Not on this page. Charge-out follows the role, shift and loadings. We quote the job. The structure below is what sits inside every quote so you can compare us to anyone else.
For a worked industry example, use the labour hire cost guide.
If the person we send is not right for the work we were briefed on, the first two hours are free. Tell the site contact as soon as it is obvious. We stop the clock and work a replacement.
Send the role, site, hours and tickets. We quote that job — not a generic brochure.
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