Hire retail assistants in Gold Coast: we're not taking bookings here yet.
Gold Coast retail concentrates at Pacific Fair, Robina and the tourist strips, where trade follows visitors as much as locals. The result is a casual retail market with pronounced seasonal peaks: summer holidays, event weekends and the Christmas quarter all demand bigger floors.
Sale weekends and school holidays need a bigger floor team than a Tuesday: book assistants for the days trade actually spikes. No formal tickets are typically required to start; vetting covers identity, references and role skills.
MyGig is not taking bookings in Gold Coast yet, and we would rather say so than let you plan around a service that is not there. Queensland is planned for 2027. Where we do operate (NSW, WA, TAS and NT), businesses post shifts and book vetted casual retail assistants for one flat 15% service fee, with MyGig as the Employer of Record carrying payroll, super and workers compensation. Register your interest and we will tell you the moment Gold Coast opens.
Coming to Gold Coast in 2027.
Work in progress: we're not taking bookings in Gold Coast yet, and nothing on this page is an offer to supply staff there. MyGig operates as the authorised Employer of Record in NSW, WA, TAS and NT. Register interest on the Gold Coast page →
What a casual retail assistant costs is set by the award.
These are the award's published figures, not a MyGig quote. They apply nationally, including in Gold Coast.
General Retail Industry Award (MA000004)
Published adult casual rates start from $34.76/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Higher classifications, penalties and allowances can apply on top.
What a retail assistant does on shift.
- ✓Customer service and product help on the floor
- ✓Register, returns and click-and-collect handover
- ✓Replenishment and front-facing
- ✓Fitting room and floor presentation
Good questions, straight answers.
What award covers casual retail assistants in Gold Coast?
Retail assistant work in this industry is typically priced under the General Retail Industry Award (MA000004). Published casual rates under the General Retail Industry Award start from $34.76/hr as at 1 July 2026, including the 25% casual loading. Penalties and allowances can apply on top depending on when and where the shift runs; the award page and the official Fair Work pay guide carry the detail.
Are the retail assistants vetted?
Yes. Every worker is vetted on 30+ data points before they can accept a shift, including identity, right to work and references.
Does MyGig operate in Gold Coast?
Not yet. MyGig is not taking bookings in Gold Coast or anywhere in Queensland today. Queensland is planned for 2027. Register your interest and we will contact you when the Gold Coast launch is confirmed.
What will it cost when Gold Coast opens?
One flat 15% service fee on wages and on-costs, the same for every client and every retail assistant shift. There are no placement fees and no volume tiers: the rate is published and identical everywhere MyGig operates.
Gold Coast is on the way.
Register your interest and you'll hear first when Gold Coast opens in 2027. No spam, one update that matters.