HCM Australia

HCM Australia provides Temporary and Contract Recruitment for digital, enterprise and IT talent, operating from Sydney with national reach across Australia. Founded in 2005, the firm pairs contractor sourcing with end to end contract management.

• Specialist recruiters average 10 years’ industry experience across Data, Cloud & Infrastructure and Enterprise practices, drawing on established talent pools within technology verticals.
• Contractor Management and Payroll Solutions include secure online timesheeting, embedded WHS processes and insurance coverage for contract engagements across Australia.
• Contract placements that convert to permanent employment carry a reducing fee scale, starting at the standard permanent rate and stepping down by 1 percent per month worked, to a minimum of 5 percent.
• Registered as HCM Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 43 117 435 373), based at Level 6, 50 Margaret Street, Sydney.

Best for: organisations needing niche IT and enterprise contractors sourced quickly, with the timesheeting, WHS and payroll administration handled for the engagement.

HCM Australia also delivers Permanent Recruitment for hard to find, niche technical roles in the Australian IT and enterprise technology market, from its Sydney office.

• Permanent placement fees are calculated as 18 percent of the candidate’s anticipated first year gross remuneration package, including superannuation, plus GST.
• A guarantee provision applies if a permanent engagement ends within 13 weeks of starting, HCM will use best endeavours to present a replacement candidate at no extra placement fee, subject to invoice payment and notification conditions.
• Recruiters focus on specific technical verticals, drawing on talent pipelines built over more than a decade in the local technology market.

Best for: employers filling specialised, hard to source permanent IT or enterprise technology roles who want a placement guarantee in place.