Want to make it easier for you to manage the employment admin for all your casuals? You can invite your casuals onto Sidekicker for your exclusive use by utilising the ‘Private Sidekicks’ feature.
Private Sidekicks can only see the requests posted by you on the platform, and the benefit of the feature is that you don’t have to worry about their employment admin and payroll—Sidekicker will handle that on your behalf!
How to invite a Private Sidekick
Click ‘Talent Pools’ on your navigation bar, and select ‘Invite Sidekicks’
Add the worker’s email address, choose a category and a subcategory (or multiple), and a Talent Pool
Click 'Send invitations'.
Worker will receive an email invitation to create an account on Sidekicker. Once the account is completed, you can hire them on your requests right away.
Please note the Private Sidekicks feature needs to be enabled on your account in order to see the option to invite Private Sidekicks.
How to know which category and subcategory to add to the worker
You'll need to add a minimum of one category and one subcategory to the worker upon inviting them to the platform, which define which pre-employment checks the Sidekick needs to complete during onboarding.
Category is the industry your Sidekick will be working in, and subcategory is the specific role they'll be performing with you. The category and subcategory you choose on your invitation should match the category and subcategory you'll use on your request when posting their shifts.
Private Sidekick onboarding process
When invited to become a Private Sidekick, the worker receives an email prompting them to set up their Sidekicker account to work with you.
The onboarding process takes less than an hour and includes 4 simple steps:
Profile details: Short bio and work experience
Account details: Including address, emergency contact, bank-, tax-, Superannuation (AU) or KiwiSaver (NZ) details
Certificates: Right to work, OH&S questionnaire, and other mandatory pre-employment checks
Submit: Submitting profile for approval
Once submitted, the Sidekicker onboarding team will check that all required information is complete and approve the account within a few hours.
Workers receive email reminders if their profile is incomplete and can contact our Support Team for assistance.
Posting shifts for your Private Sidekicks
In order for your Private Sidekicks to see the shifts you're posting, you'll need to post the requests into a talent pool where your Sidekicks are in. Private Sidekicks can not see shifts posted by you to the Marketplace ('All Sidekicks').
To post a shift to a talent pool, select the talent pool name on the 'Who can apply' section of 'Hiring & price' step on your request form.
Need a solution to manage your casual workers rostering, but handle employment admin and payroll internally? See our article on ‘Managing your casuals on Sidekicker’.
Still have questions, or wish to activate the Private Sidekicks feature for your business? Reach out via the blue chat bubble, we're always happy to help!