Partnership combines global EOR & AOR infrastructure with Australian-based advisory, legal, WHS, and injury management expertise
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA — 16 June 2026 — People2.0, a global provider of workforce compliance and payroll services, today announced a strategic partnership with Risk Collective, an Australian workforce compliance advisory. Together, the two organisations will offer Australian employers and staffing firms a more complete path to workforce compliance — covering everything from global employment infrastructure to on-the-ground legal, work health and safety, injury management and employment relations support.
Australian employers are navigating a complex compliance environment. Regulatory obligations around labour hire, worker classification, WHS, including psychosocial risks, injury management, and employment relations continue to grow. Staffing firms supplying talent into these environments face the same pressures. Until now, managing all of these demands has typically required working across multiple advisors and providers. This partnership changes that.
People2.0 brings global EOR & AOR services across 130+ countries, with an established APAC presence. Its employer of record and agent of record services help staffing firms and enterprises correctly classify workers, process payroll, and meet their compliance obligations — locally and internationally. For Australian partners, People2.0 provides the employment infrastructure that allows businesses to scale confidently without taking on unnecessary legal or financial risk.
Risk Collective brings a multi-disciplinary advisory team covering work health and safety, workplace injury management and return to work, employment relations, and commercial legal services. Founded by widely recognised voices in the on-hire and staffing sector, Risk Collective advises employers, industry bodies, and peak body members including those affiliated with the RCSA and APSCo. Their practical, commercially focused approach helps organisations move from reactive compliance to clear, prioritised systems that hold up to audit.
“Risk Collective understands the compliance challenges Australian employers face every day,” said Matt King, VP, APAC, People2.0. “Together, we can give staffing firms, enterprise organisations, and their clients a more complete picture, and a clearer path forward.”
“Most of our clients say the same thing,” said Martin Richardson, Director (Legal), and Amy Towers, Director (WHS & People & Culture), Risk Collective. “They are flat out, the rules keep changing, and the last thing they want is another visit from a regulator. We are excited about what this partnership with People2.0 opens up. Employers, and the staffing firms supplying them, can get global workforce reach and Australian compliance support without juggling half a dozen advisors. Less time reacting, more time in control.”
For staffing firms and employers already working with either People2.0 or Risk Collective, this partnership means access to a broader, more integrated support network. Whether the need is global payroll infrastructure, worker classification, WHS management, or employment relations advice, both organisations can now provide a connected solution rather than a patchwork of separate engagements.
