Casual Labour Hire Melbourne — On Site in 24 Hours
Casual workers on your Melbourne site within 24 hours: vetted, ticketed and fully insured.
Get a quote Call 0477 567 567When a container lands early, a crew member calls in sick or an event needs extra hands for the weekend, casual labour hire in Melbourne fills the gap without adding to your payroll. We supply casual labourers, pickers, forklift drivers, hospitality staff and site crew across Greater Melbourne. Every worker is employed by TQN Personnel and screened and ticketed before arrival, backed by our national casual labour hire service.
Trusted by teams across Australia
- RCSA Member
- Fully Insured & Workers-Comp Covered
- Construction & Civil
- Logistics & Warehousing
- Hospitality & Events
- Manufacturing & Production
- Cleaning & Facilities
From call to crew on site
Brief us
Tell us how many workers, which tickets, the site address and the start time.
We match
We pick casuals who hold the right tickets and live within reach of your site.
Crew on site in 24h
Workers arrive briefed on the job, with tickets checked and paperwork done.
Free same-day replacement
If someone is not the right fit, tell us and we replace them the same day at no cost.
Why TQN Personnel
Casual labour only saves money if the people are reliable. Every Melbourne casual we send has been interviewed, had work rights checked through VEVO and had tickets sighted, and we brief them on your site rules before the first shift. As the employer, we take care of wages including casual loading, super and workers compensation, and the whole arrangement sits under our Victorian labour hire licence. If someone is not right, we replace them the same day.
Inside the Melbourne labour market
Melbourne has a population around 5,435,590 and a labour force near 2,581,740.
Health Care and Social Assistance
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
Education and Training
Construction
Retail Trade
Financial and Insurance Services
Truganina Employment Precinct
Derrimut Fields Employment Precinct
Campbellfield-Northern Industrial Precinct
Dandenong South-Southern Industrial Precinct
Fisherman's Bend Business Precinct
Arden Precinct
Source: ABS
Casual Labour Hire Melbourne: Roles We Supply
- General labourers and site cleaners
- Warehouse pickers and packers
- Forklift operators (LF)
- Process and production workers
- Event set-up and pack-down crew
- Kitchen hands and food and beverage attendants
- Traffic controllers
- Trade assistants
Tickets & compliance
- White Card (CPCCWHS1001) for anyone on a construction site
- Forklift (LF) and order picker (LO) high risk work licences issued by WorkSafe Victoria
- Working at Heights training for elevated work
- Traffic control qualifications for road and work-zone shifts
- First Aid (HLTAID011)
- Responsible Service of Alcohol for bar and venue shifts
Local projects driving casual labour hire demand in Melbourne
Casual work is a large part of the labour market: the ABS counted 2.4 million casual employees nationally in August 2025, about 19% of all employees. In Melbourne, construction, warehousing and events all lean on casual crews, and two of the state's largest transport builds are adding site demand.
Suburban Rail Loop East
Tunnelling and station works on the orbital rail line, creating steady need for site labourers, cleaners and traffic control around work zones.
source ↗North East Link
Road tunnels between Watsonia and Bulleen plus Eastern Freeway and M80 Ring Road upgrades, with large civil crews on site.
source ↗Labour hire licensing & compliance in Victoria
Casual labour hire is regulated in Victoria. Under the Labour Hire Licensing Act 2018 (Vic), providers must be licensed by the Labour Hire Authority to operate, and hosts must only use licensed providers. TQN Personnel holds a Victorian labour hire licence and gives you the number on engagement. Penalties for using an unlicensed provider can exceed $600,000 for a corporation, and tougher fit-and-proper and financial viability rules have applied since 1 June 2026. Our casuals also receive the Casual Employment Information Statement, and under Same Job, Same Pay the Fair Work Commission can order that labour hire workers be paid the host's rates.
FAQs
How fast can I get casual labour hire in Melbourne?
Confirm the booking and we work to get people onto your Melbourne site inside 24 hours. Large crews or roles needing specialist tickets may need more notice, and we will say so up front.
What does casual labour hire cost?
Each hour is billed at a charge rate covering the worker's wage including the 25% casual loading, super, workers compensation and our margin. No casual can be paid below the national minimum of $33.05 an hour that applies from 1 July 2026, and higher award or enterprise rates apply where relevant.
Can a casual worker convert to permanent?
Conversion rights run against the employer, which for our casuals is TQN Personnel: an eligible casual can ask to convert once employed for 6 months, or 12 months where the employer is a small business. If you would like to take one of our casuals on directly, we will set out the terms first.
Do you supply casual staff for events and weekends?
Yes. We supply event set-up crews, hospitality staff and cleaners for weekend and night work across Melbourne, with Responsible Service of Alcohol checked for anyone serving.
Who is responsible for safety when I use casual labour hire?
Safety is a shared duty. Safe Work Australia's guidance puts a primary duty of care on both the labour hire business and the host, so we vet the placement and the worker's tickets, and you run the site induction and supervise the work.