Need extra staff for the Sydney Fringe?
Free rostering, timesheets and award-based pay for your venue, then fill the shifts you can't cover with on-demand staff. Get set up before the September rush.
Free rostering, no lock-in. Official partner of the Sydney Fringe.
Every Sydney Fringe volunteer runs on Shiftly. Now we’re opening the platform to the venues hosting the festival.
Bars, cafes and kitchens across Sydney post shifts on Shiftly every week. Browse what's on near you, pick the shifts that suit, and get paid fast, straight to your bank.
Free rostering
Free rostering, forever
Get your team Fringe-ready now. Build rosters, manage availability and run timesheets, genuinely free for your venue, not a trial. They're the exact tools powering the Sydney Fringe volunteer workforce.
- Drag-and-drop rosters and templates
- Shift swaps and open shifts via the staff app
- Timesheets and award-aware pay
- No per-user fees, no lock-in
On-Demand · Early access
Extra staff, on demand
September brings the crowds. On-Demand staffing fills the shifts you can't cover, a pool of ready-to-work staff on tap inside the tool you already run. It's a marketplace, not an agency, so there's no agency markup and no lock-in. We're opening early access to a limited number of Sydney venues before the Fringe.
- Ready-to-work staff, on tap in your roster
- Fill last-minute shifts in minutes
- No agency markup, pay for shifts you use
- Priority onboarding, limited early-access spots
No payroll
Staff paid fast, no payroll for you
On-Demand workers are independent contractors, and Shiftly facilitates the payment. After each shift, the payment is captured from your venue 24 hours later and passed to the worker, automatically. There's no payroll to run and no one extra on your books, and fast pay keeps reliable staff coming back.
- Payment captured 24 hours after each shift
- No payroll to run for on-demand shifts
- Funds pulled after the shift, handled by Shiftly
- Fast pay keeps good staff coming back
Everything for the rush, in one place
Roster your team, track time, fill gaps on demand and get pay right, all from Shiftly.
Build and publish the week in minutes, then send it straight to your team's phones.
Get Fringe-ready in three steps
From sign-up to staffed, before the September rush.
Join the waitlist
Tell us about your venue and the Fringe shifts you're planning. We'll get you set up before the rush.
Build your roster, free
Use Shiftly's rostering, availability and timesheets at no cost. They're the same tools running the Fringe volunteer workforce.
Get extra staff on demand
Tap into early access to On-Demand staffing to fill last-minute gaps when the September crowds hit.
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Cover every role on the floor
From the bar to the door, On-Demand connects you with the roles venues need most during the Fringe.
Built for the busiest month of the year
Rostering, on-demand staffing and award-based pay, without the agency overhead.
Rostering built for venues
Drag-and-drop rosters, shift swaps and instant publishing. Staff pick it up in minutes.
On-Demand staffing
A marketplace of ready-to-work staff, not an agency. Fill the nights you need extra hands, at a fraction of agency cost.
Award-based pay
Penalty rates, overtime and allowances calculated against Australian hospitality awards, every shift.
Shiftly vs the old way of finding staff
Agencies and labour hire add cost and friction. Shiftly puts you in control.
| Shiftly | |
|---|---|
| Cost to start | Free rostering, forever |
| Cost to fill a shift | A fraction of agency markup |
| Speed to fill a shift | On-demand pool, minutes |
| Control & visibility | Full, it's your roster |
| Award interpretation | Built in, automatic |
| Lock-in contract | None, ever |
| Staff mobile app | Shiftly Me / Shiftly Go |
Venues that run on Shiftly
Real words from hospitality teams (placeholders for now, swap in your own).
“[Placeholder] We filled three last-minute bar shifts in under an hour during opening weekend. No agency could touch that.”
“[Placeholder] Setting up our roster took ten minutes and cost us nothing. The team actually opens the app.”
“[Placeholder] Knowing pay is calculated to the award automatically takes a huge worry off our plate at the busiest time of year.”
Common questions from venues
- Either. The rostering, availability and timesheet tools work on their own, so plenty of venues run their regular team on Shiftly and never touch On-Demand. On-Demand is opt-in, there for when you need extra hands during the Fringe.
Get your venue on the list
Tell us about your venue and we'll get you set up before the Fringe rush.
Make this your biggest Fringe yet
Spots for On-Demand early access are limited before the September rush. Join the waitlist and we'll get you set up.