Agencies on the record

A family-feel labour hire team that treats clients and contractors with equal care. Above-board pay, on-time wages, a money-back guarantee if the first hour is late, and a genuine willingness to give people a second chance when suitable.

Greg runs a boutique Sydney agency so specialised in ServiceNow that unless you live in that ecosystem, you may never meet him. Those who do benefit from a rare, savant-level memory for faces and candidates.

A national ICT and telecommunications professional services firm whose consultants are so kind that even a ‘no’ feels like good news. They look after their team and contractors with unusual consideration.

A mum-and-dad operation in the Hampton/Brighton area that looks after steel fixers, welders, and construction trades like family. Temps are welcomed into the fold, not treated as disposable labour.

A full-service recruitment agency where process, technology, people and pace are treated as one discipline. I have to declare a bias: I was a former director here. But that also means I know the floor, not just the pitch. James in particular is as good as they come — shrewd, funny, across every moving part of the job, and still standing after two decades.