Interchange Bench

Name

Interchange Bench

Legal name

Interchange Bench

Website

https://interchangebench.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Staffing Services

NAICS

Temporary Help Services (561320), Temporary Help Services (56132), Payroll Services (541214), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)

akta.pro primary industry

Contingent Workforce / Contractor RPO (Contractor Recruiting) (BPACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Payroll Software & Payroll-as-a-Service (SaaS) (BPACAIAB), Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG), Global Payroll & Multi-Country Payroll Coordination (EOR/PEO Interface) (BPAAAHAE)

Keywords

• Temporary staffing services
• Contract recruitment
• Payroll processing
• Workforce management
• Contingent labour solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Temporary Staffing Services: On-hiring temporary workers to employers with mark-up on worker rates. Core staffing service providing flexible workforce solutions for seasonal peaks, project work, and leave coverage.
2. Payroll Processing Services: Processing payroll for contractors, temporary staff and permanent staff with specialist expertise in Award interpretation, oncosts and remuneration.
3. Contractor Management: Managing contractor engagements including onboarding, offboarding, and compliance management.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Interchange Bench is a Melbourne-based Australian recruitment firm that places temporary and contract staff, executive contractors, and volume hires into client organisations. The firm also provides end-to-end payroll processing, rostering, and casual workforce management, supported by an electronic timesheet platform (eTimesheets) integrated with Astute Payroll. It operates as the contingent workforce arm of the Slade Group, a diversified recruitment and HR services organisation with more than 50 years of operating history.

Product overview

Interchange Bench operates as a specialized temporary, contractor, payroll, and contingent workforce services provider within the Slade Group of companies. Their core offering centers on temporary and contract staffing across multiple service lines including Temporary Staffing, Executive Contracting, Volume Recruitment, Payrolling and Rostering, and Casual Workplace Management. The company provides an electronic timesheet platform (eTimesheets) integrated with Astute Payroll for payroll processing. Related entities within the Slade Group include Slade Group (permanent recruitment), Synchro Partners (technology recruitment), and TRANSEARCH International Australia (executive search). The company also partners with HR Advice Online for HR advisory services and Yellow Folder for market intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temporary Staffing

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50 years of continuous operation with thousands of successfully processed contractors and staff nationally
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Slade GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization. Slade Group recruits permanent roles through to executive appointments and technical specialist roles across industries. Interchange Bench operates within the Slade Group umbrella providing temporary and contingent workforce services. Shared resources, HR consulting and assessment services.
• Synchro PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology recruitment specialists by Slade Group providing contract and permanent placements. Operates as a sister company within the Slade Group network offering specialized tech recruitment services complementing Interchange Bench's generalist temporary staffing.
• TRANSEARCH International AustraliaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerExecutive search and senior level recruitment specialists for C-Level Executives and Non-Executive Directors. Also provides leadership consulting, board services and management assessment. Sister company within Slade Group complementing Interchange Bench services.
• HR Advice OnlinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia's Leading Online HR & Safety Advisory Service led by HR veterans Kerrie Canning and Sally Garner. Provides qualified HR team support, over 400 downloadable documents, employment letters, policies, and legislation updates. Interchange Bench refers clients to this service for comprehensive HR support.
• RCSA (Recruitment, Consulting and Staffing Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry body membership. RCSA provides professional development, networking events including Talent X, industry advocacy, and professional standards framework. Interchange Bench staff attend RCSA events and adhere to industry codes of practice.
• Diversity Council AustraliaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndependent not-for-profit peak body for diversity and inclusion. Interchange Bench publishes content from DCA on workplace topics including Indigenous employment, gender equality, and LGBTQI+ inclusion through The Slade Report blog.
• Astute PayrollcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology platform powering the eTimesheets system for electronic timesheet submission. Provides secure payroll processing with two-factor authentication (2FA) for contractor and temporary staff timesheet management.
• Victorian Chamber of Commerce and IndustryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBusiness membership organization. Interchange Bench displays affiliation with Victorian Chamber through website membership section, indicating local business community integration.
• Melbourne Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal business chamber membership indicating Melbourne business community presence and local network connections.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Australia: Global workforce solutions provider with deep Australian operations offering temporary staffing, contract recruitment, and payrolling — overlaps with Interchange Bench's full service stack at greater scale.
• Adecco Australia: One of the world's largest staffing companies operating across Australia, providing temporary, contract, and permanent placement across office, industrial, and professional roles — a broad incumbent with overlapping temp staffing capabilities.
• Hays Australia: Global staffing firm with a large Australian footprint providing temporary and permanent staffing across professional disciplines including government, education, and commercial sectors — directly comparable as a competing temp staffing provider in the same Australian market.

Direct peers

• Robert Half Australia: Specialized staffing firm placing temporary and contract professionals across finance, accounting, administration, and office support — competes head-to-head with Interchange Bench for the same mid-market corporate employer segment in Australia.
• Peoplebank Australia: Specialist IT and technology recruitment firm placing contract and permanent technology professionals in Australia — direct overlap with Synchro Partners (Interchange Bench's sister brand) for tech temp/contract placements.
• Michael Page Australia: Specialist recruitment firm placing temporary, contract, and permanent professionals across multiple disciplines in Australia — comparable buyer base (corporate employers) and contract staffing offerings.
• Chandler Macleod: Australian-based recruitment and workforce solutions provider (part of RGF Staffing) specializing in temporary, contract, and permanent staffing across government, professional, and commercial sectors — most direct competitor profile in the Australian market.
• Talent International: Australian-headquartered recruitment firm specializing in technology, digital, and business transformation contract and permanent placements — comparable contract staffing model and enterprise client focus.
• Hudson Australia: Talent solutions firm providing temporary, contract, and permanent recruitment across professional services in Australia — comparable in size and service mix to Interchange Bench's mid-market positioning.

Emerging players

• Jora (Seek): SEEK-owned job platform that Interchange Bench recruiters use as a sourcing channel, but which increasingly competes for direct employer-to-candidate matching — represents the digital marketplace disruption vector to traditional staffing firms like Interchange Bench.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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