Our big why
Today’s organisations are struggling to meet the needs of their people and their business. That’s where we come in.
What happens when more than 30% of your workforce is unavailable?
An enterprise with 15,000 employees was struggling with high turnover, secondments and WorkCover – including nearly 700 of their employees on leave for mental health reasons.
Addressing the real and urgent needs of the workforce, we created a balanced roster that addressed employee well-being while still improving the bottom line.
Data that gives you the confidence to act.
We transform complex data into real solutions for the whole of your business:
Innovative rosters
Flexible work models
Employee engagement
Resource optimisation
Wages and award compliance
Fatigue, health & safety
Our approach
Effective rosters are designed by considering five key elements that balance the needs of people and business.
“We’re here to help shiftwork organisations navigate modern economic pressures and enhance the wellbeing of their people.”
Founder, Jim Seawright
With 24 years of advisory experience across Australia and the Asia Pacific, Jim founded Orkest to bring harmony to modern businesses.
Including everyone in
the conversation
We work with managers, leaders and staff across all levels of an organisation to optimise their workforce and future-proof their operations.
We understand that HR managers are at the centre of any change. We work closely with you to navigate new roster policies and manage change between departments.
No matter the scale of your roster issue, we help those in operations and maintenance understand how to balance their costs and staffing needs.
From fatigue to burnout, we stay on top of the latest research and policy changes to help our health and safety managers keep their people safe, healthy and thriving in their roles.
For major rostering and workforce changes to organisations, we help executive leadership teams work across departments to find solutions and strategies that deliver beyond the boardroom.
Understanding your people’s preferences is of the utmost importance. We help workers feel heard and involve them in the design process, so they can trust their rostering system will work for them.
