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People Work Smart

People Work Smart builds and runs offshore teams in the Philippines for Australian employers, employing team members through its own local company.

Overview

Display / Trading Name
People Work Smart
Company Size
200+ Employees
Year founded
2022

Business Description

PWS positions itself as more than a staffing provider — it builds the structure, systems, and environment (via its proprietary Navigator™ and Cornerstone™ frameworks) needed for offshore teams to perform reliably. Its stated values are People First, Clarity Over Complexity, Smarter Not Harder, Accountability Built-In, and Built on Trust. The company frames its differentiator as embedding quality assurance and performance management from day one rather than treating them as add-ons.

Service & Expertise

Talent Acquisition and Recruitment

Offshore Solutions

Creative, Digital and Media - Engineering and Technical Specialists - Information Technology - Payroll - Professional Roles - Sales and Marketing - Senior Leadership - Supply Chain and Logistics

People Work Smart builds and runs offshore teams in the Philippines for employers in Australia, taking a role brief through recruitment and selection, then standing a supported workplace up around the people who fill it.

  • Recruitment and selection: an always-on recruitment engine with keyword screening, role-specific skills testing and behavioural insight, so a shortlist arrives assessed.
  • Roles across four capability groups: sales and growth, customer service and project delivery, accounting and finance operations, and technology, data and administrative support.
  • A supported Philippine workplace: office-based teams work from its own Clark facility with equipped workstations, secured laptops, backup power and daily on-site management, or remotely where a client prefers.
  • Performance kept visible: milestone check-ins score both sides, independent quality assurance reviews every result before it reaches an account manager, and a documented improvement plan follows if needed.

Best for: Australian employers building an offshore team or function, or adding individual specialists, wanting recruitment, workplace and oversight handled.

Payroll and Workforce Administration

Employer of Record

People Work Smart also acts as employer of record for offshore staff, so a business can employ Philippine staff without setting up a company there.

  • Formal employment: team members hold written contracts under Philippine labour law, and status changes go through that company.
  • Pay and statutory duties: pay is processed on a fixed cycle, with social security, health and housing contributions withheld and remitted.
  • Taken on its own: an employer already engaging Philippine contractors can move them across without a team build.

Best for: an employer with offshore people in place, or making first Philippine hires, wanting the employment relationship carried properly.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Remote)
  • External Territories such as Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, and the Cocos Islands (Remote)
  • New South Wales (Remote) Local presence: Physical office Level 1, 60 Martin Place, Sydney NSW, 2000
  • Northern Territory (Remote)
  • Queensland (Remote)
  • South Australia (Remote)
  • Tasmania (Remote)
  • Victoria (Remote)
  • Western Australia (Remote)

Industry

Industry Experience

Administrative and Support Services, Construction, Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

Contacts & Channels

Commercials

Typical Pricing Model
Custom Pricing upon request

Clients

UBT

FAQs

Where does People Work Smart build and run offshore teams?

People Work Smart builds and runs offshore teams in the Philippines, where its operations hub and its employing company sit. Its Australian head office is in Sydney, and it serves clients in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the UK from the Philippine delivery base.

Who employs the offshore team members?

People Work Smart employs its team members through its own registered Philippine company rather than engaging them as contractors, and it manages their pay, statutory benefits and local compliance.

Can a business move an offshore team it already has to People Work Smart?

Yes. People Work Smart takes over the employment, infrastructure and support behind an existing offshore team while that team keeps working, and it reviews employment terms, records and pay before the switch.

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