Airwork

Airwork is an on demand labor platform that connects companies with vetted hourly workers for shifts, and automates the interviewing, scheduling and payroll around them. A company creates an account, posts a shift, and nearby workers who have already been screened receive a notification and request it. Managers review profiles, book, and mark favorites so the same people return; if a booked worker cancels, the platform backfills the slot automatically. It is built for manufacturers, warehouses, event venues, landscapers, commercial printers, construction firms, facility services, retailers, hospitality operators and self storage sites that need staff filled quickly without an agency. The vendor claims access to the top five percent of the available labor pool, shifts that usually fill within the first hour, and clock in and clock out codes for time tracking. Payroll runs through Stripe instant payouts, and Airwork handles compliance, taxes and workers' compensation so the employer carries no deductions overhead. Workers sign up separately to see shifts in their area. Pricing is published as a single 30 percent platform fee on top of worker pay, with no upfront payment and no hidden fees; the vendor contrasts this with agency markups of 50 percent or more. There are no plan tiers. Operations are centered on Canada, with Toronto based case studies, so companies elsewhere should confirm coverage before relying on it.