MyGig vs Randstad
Randstad is one of the largest staffing providers operating in Australia, and for a national program spanning white-collar, professional and industrial hiring across every state, that scale is a real advantage MyGig does not have. Where the two diverge is unit economics: agency pricing is negotiated account by account and lands as one hourly bill rate with the margin inside it, while MyGig publishes a flat 15% service fee on wages and on-costs and itemises the estimate before you book. This page compares the two models so you can put a real number beside a quoted one.
What this compares: the traditional staffing agency model that national providers including Randstad operate in, compared with how MyGig works. It is not a comparison of Randstad's own rates or terms, which are negotiated per client and are not published. Ask them for their numbers, then bring ours alongside.
Model-level comparison, current as at August 2026. No pricing, margin or service claim above is attributed to the named provider. Product names and trademarks belong to their owners; no affiliation or endorsement implied. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we’ll fix it.
Where each one wins.
Where Randstad wins
- National footprint. A large agency can staff every state and territory; MyGig covers four, so a multi-state program is not a fair fight today.
- Breadth beyond frontline shifts. Permanent placement, executive and professional hiring, RPO and managed programs are services MyGig does not offer at all.
- A single global vendor relationship suits procurement teams that want one contract and one account team rather than software.
Choose a large national agency if you need coverage in states MyGig has not reached, professional or permanent hiring, or a single managed vendor across a complex program.
Where MyGig wins
- A published number. You can read our 15% before you talk to anyone, and it does not change based on how hard you negotiate.
- The estimate comes before the booking, itemised down to payroll tax, rather than arriving as one bill rate after the fact.
- You choose the individual worker from profiles and ratings, and keep the good ones in a Pool at no cost.
- Workers are paid the day after every shift with 12% super, which is the mechanism behind reliable show-up rates.
Choose MyGig for casual frontline shifts in NSW, WA, TAS or NT where you want the cost visible before you commit and the flexibility to book one shift at a time.
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