Pay people properly
Fair pay isn't charity — it's why our people show up, stay, and answer the call when it matters.
Our story
A community, not a database.
Calima exists for a simple reason: capable people deserve to be paid properly and treated like people — and businesses deserve workers who actually show up. We built a community around both.
Oskar Morad came to Melbourne from Cali, Colombia with US$800 to his name — and an eye that wouldn't look away. Everywhere he looked, capable people were working hard for less than they were worth.
Fifty dollars of flyers started a service built on one promise: pay people properly, give businesses absolute reliability, and run it hands-on — never from a desk.
The turning point came when a client needed one casual to cover a factory shift — their agency's people weren't working out. Oskar's worker was so good they made him permanent and never went back. That same standard now anchors hundreds of placements across six cities.
Today, Calima runs three connected businesses on one community: labour hire across Australia and New Zealand, permanent engineering and IT recruitment, and a global Latin-American talent network that no agency can replicate.
“When a client calls with an urgent shift, we reach workers in minutes — not hours. That's not a database. That's a community.”
Oskar Morad · Founder
The promises behind the work.
Absolute reliability
If we say a crew is on-site by the morning brief, they're there. Reliability is the whole product.
Run it hands-on
A direct line to a decision-maker — never a call centre, never a runaround.
Careers, not placements
From a casual shift to a permanent role, we help people build something — and they bring that pride to your site.
Backed by the community we serve.
- 2025ALABC Business AwardsFinalist — Australia–Latin American Business Council
- 2025City of Knox Business AwardsFinalist — Knox, Victoria
Hundreds of placements · a national talent pool · operating since 2017.
Let's build something reliable.
Tell us what you need staffed, when and where. We aim to reply within two business hours with availability and transparent rates.