“Infrastructure projects demand commercial and social outcomes for them to be a success, but with over 50% of the on site labour working from agencies we need greater collaboration—we need OneScope on labour.”
Ihaka Rongonui
President
What does OneScope mean for on-hire agency partners?
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The opportunity to collaborate with a range of like-minded agencies and suppliers
Together we can learn and empower each other through forward thinking operating practices and technology—becoming a preferred and more successful on-hire labour supplier.
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The creation of a pipeline of large-scale projects in advance of the projects commencing
We will secure labour supply contracts for long term construction projects around Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands through our unique offering to the industry of a valued added approach toward supplying skilled labour to these projects.
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Group buying opportunities for PPE, tooling and technology
OneScope, as a collective group, will enable its members to leverage off its group buying power and the discounted purchasing opportunities that come with it through our industry supply partners.
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Supply of skilled labour to different geographical locations they previously could not fulfil
Our ability to provide worker accommodation solutions through our industry supply chain means our members can offer their workforce job opportunities in regions outside of their normal operating areas.
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Be part of a premium brand of on‑hire labour suppliers commitment to opening career pathways for Māori, Pasifika, youth and females in construction:
Through our commitment to greater health and safety on site, the delivery of better social outcomes, and utilising the latest in technology, our agency members will be identified as leaders in our industry… and the preferred choice for any large-scale project.
What does OneScope mean for main and sub-contractors?
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Greater positive social outcomes on every project
With approximately 50% of all labour on large public sector infrastructure projects coming from on-hire labour agencies, partnering with the OneScope group on your projects means higher success rates across each of your social impact objectives! We will provide monthly reporting on our social outcome achievements which will complement the social KPIs you might have on any public sector contract.
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Safer construction sites through technology
All OneScope on-hire staff will be equipped with new technology suited to the site they are working on, including workers’ locations in real time, industry-strength COVID-19 track and tracing, man down/SOS capability should a worker require medical assistance, and smart data in the event of an on-site injury.
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Pay only the true cost of on-hire labour
GPS on-site tracking enables us to track the exact time of each worker spent on site. Contractors and sub-contractors can refer to our records to confirm any individual’s time working on any given day, providing the opportunity for wage savings every week and potentially a considerable saving over the length of an entire project.
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Certainty that all on-hire staff from OneScope are managed legally and ethically
OneScope’s strict membership criteria requires an annual audit of each agency member’s operating practices as well as their standard employment contracts. This ensures on-hire staff are treated fairly and equally. With the implementation of the Triangular Employment Agreement and the potential negative effects of using unethical labour suppliers, using a group of trusted agencies like OneScope means you are keeping your business safe.
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Reduce the delivery time of each project
Having OneScope supplying on-hire labour to your project is like have 10 agencies working collaboratively to provide the quality and volume of on-hire staff you require. This speed of delivery coupled with quality labour supply means less down time on site and faster completion rates.
What does OneScope mean for government and council
(as end clients of construction)?
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Greater social outcomes from every project
As on-hire labour makes up a large portion of the workers on large government projects, with OneScope as your project on-hire labour supplier you will gain a collective group of agency suppliers who will prioritise the social objectives of the project and provide monthly reports and results to the main contractor.
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Innovative health and safety support and oversight
Utilising the latest in technology and innovation for the construction industry, OneScope on-hire staff will have greater health and safety support than ever seen before. With the ability to track our workforces around large construction sites, our workers are the safest they can be in the event of any traditional on-site hazards, or in the event of an on‑site emergency (including a positive or probable case of COVID-19).
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Increased collaboration and alignment with government agencies
Through our commitment to our sustainable profile and collaboration with the various government agencies related to construction employment, we will proactively inform our members of regulatory change and freely report on data across our collective group as required.
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On-hire suppliers committed to build to budget and delivery timeframes
Recruiting and shortlisting suitable staff for each project in advance of when they are required ensures on-site delays created by staff shortages are significantly reduced. In addition, through our on-site timekeeping technology, main and sub-contractors will only pay on-site workers for productive hours and avoid costly labour over-payments.
What does OneScope mean for ACC and the construction health and safety industry in Aotearoa?
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A reduction in near miss and injury events involving on-hire labour workers
OneScope will collaborate with all health and safety entities related to the construction industry to improve our on-hire labour industry. With our strict agency member criteria, all on-hire staff supplied from our member agencies will undergo a thorough vetting process to ensure all staff have been provided regulation and preferred safety training/certification to carry out their required duties on every project.
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Work proactively towards creating a safety conscious on-hire labour industry
On-hire labour workers statistically have a higher chance of near miss or injury occurrences than permanent long-term employees on construction sites around Aotearoa. OneScope is motivated to improve these statistics through proactive education, industry collaboration and implementing new technology for our agency partners.
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Improved data sharing between agencies, contractors and ACC
With our ability to operate using track and trace technology on site, in the event of a near miss or injury our on-hire workers will have GPS reporting available to provide important data around how the near miss or injury could have been prevented, as well as identifying other workers within the vicinity of the event.
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Quality PPE for our on-hire labour workforce
Our agency members will be required to provide their on‑hire workforces with above-industry-standard PPE to ensure all workers are offered a higher chance of avoiding injury on site. Working with industry-leading PPE supply partners and utilising our group buying power to make higher quality equipment more affordable, we are dedicated to offering staff the PPE support they deserve.
What does OneScope mean for INZ and MBIE?
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Ensuring only workers with the right visa conditions are on each project
Utilising our third-party suppliers of visa auditing and processing services, all migrant workers introduced to OneScope projects will have their visa conditions vetted before being allowed to arrive for work, ensuring workers (or their agency employers) are not working outside of their visa conditions.
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Supporting INZ and MBIE initiatives of employing MSD candidates
Through our partnership with MSD, we will create criteria for each agency supplying to a OneScope project, ensuring that one social outcome-related candidate, e.g. MSD candidate, is placed for every 10 staff they provide to the project. This also supports INZ’s plans to create a ratio for supplying migrant workers to the market.
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Historical data availability for INZ or MBIE
All OneScope agency members will utilise track and trace technology on site so that, in the event historical on-site data is required, OneScope can quickly and professionally produce data relating to a worker’s on-site location or trade skills.
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Supporting and upholding the Triangular Employment Agreement for its clients
OneScope’s strict criteria supports the terms of the Triangular Employment Agreement to protect our clients’ best interests through operating ethically and legally. This enables MBIE further reinforcement that these regulations are being abided by.
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Championing and educating our members on INZ or MBIE initiatives
OneScope is open to working with INZ and MBIE in piloting and championing new initiatives. Our role, on behalf of our agency partners, is to help educate and prepare them, operationally, to abide by all new government agency initiatives and report back to relevant government agencies with findings and opinions.
What does OneScope mean for our industry supply and ITO partners?
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One point of contact for potential supply to multiple regions across Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands
Our collaborative labour supply service to large government and council projects across Aotearoa and the Pacific will enable supply opportunities across multiple regions through our one point of contact.
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Volume supply opportunities to our agency member group
You will gain supply opportunities to large groups of on‑hire staff and their respective agencies. Our group is in line to be involved in many large-scale projects, and the commercial opportunities on offer to our supply partners are in abundance.
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Strengthening of company profiles through collaboration on major construction projects
Our affiliated projects are of large scale and high profile stature. Through collaboration with our collective group you will align with the end clients and main contractors of these projects.
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Become part of a not-for-profit group that is changing the on-hire labour industry for the better
With strong motivation around social outcomes, improved on‑site health and safety and maintaining a sustainable profile, being a supply partner to the OneScope group means your company is part of something special and positive for our industry for the future.
What does OneScope mean for iwi and mana whenua?
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Career pathways for iwi and tangata whenua on regional construction projects
Being involved in large-scale construction projects across Aotearoa in the years to come, our agency partners can offer both entry level and skilled worker career paths with quality main and sub-contractor companies involved on government and council projects.
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Input on how on-hire labour forces are supplied to your respective regions and how they can best uphold tikanga Maori
As many upcoming government and council projects are large in scale and require workers with specific skills to be supplied from outside your regions, we are committed to working with mana whenua on how best to provide, relocate and accommodate these workers.
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Up-to-date information on labour workforces coming into your region
As the OneScope group plans to be one of the primary sources of on-hire labour for large infrastructure projects around the country, we can act as both an advocate for local iwi and mana whenua, as well as regularly provide information on workforces coming and going from the region.
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Collaboration to educate our labour workforces
Collaboration with iwi and mana whenua is a chance to educate our workforces on tikanga Māori and the whenua that the construction work is taking place on. With a higher affinity to the region and understanding of the tangata whenua belonging to the area comes an opportunity to increase our workforce’s respect to the people and the environment they are carrying out the mahi on.
