Giggy Backs Zero-Commission Future for Australia’s Gig Economy

SYDNEY, NSW — 6 September 2026 — As Australians increasingly turn to flexible work, side hustles and local service marketplaces, Giggy believes the next phase of the gig economy will be shaped by a simple question: how much of each job should the person doing the work actually keep?

Giggy, the Australian local-services platform connecting customers with independent service providers known as GigMates, is taking a different approach to one of the most debated aspects of platform work.

Instead of deducting a percentage commission from every completed booking, Giggy operates a zero per-job percentage commission model for its Australian GigMates.

Providers retain the agreed booking revenue, subject to disclosed payment-processing charges and applicable activity/platform fees. The model is designed around a straightforward idea: as providers complete more work, a platform should help them grow rather than automatically taking an increasing percentage of every job.

“Someone doing an extra lawn, helping another pet owner, completing another repair or taking an additional weekend booking should be able to see a clear connection between the work they do and what they earn,” a Giggy spokesperson said.

“We believe the future of local service platforms will be built around transparency, flexibility and giving providers more control over how they work.”

From Side Hustle to Local Micro-Business

For students, part-time workers, skilled tradespeople and people seeking additional income, flexibility is becoming increasingly important.

GigMates can choose the services they offer, set up their service profile and pricing, manage their availability and decide which opportunities suit their schedule and skills.

That makes the platform relevant not only to established service professionals, but also to eligible Australians looking for flexible ways to turn practical skills into additional income.

A university student may be available for pet care or suitable local services around classes.

A skilled worker may want to take handyman bookings outside their regular schedule.

Someone with lawn and garden experience may choose to work locally on weekends rather than commit to fixed shifts.

Giggy aims to make those connections easier.

A Marketplace Designed for Both Sides

For customers, Giggy provides one place to discover and book local services across categories including:

Pet Care
Handyman Services
Maintenance
Cleaning
Moving
Beauty
Autocare
and other everyday services.

For GigMates, the proposition centres on flexible scheduling, transparent fees and the ability to offer services across multiple suitable categories.

Providers complete Giggy’s applicable identity, verification and onboarding requirements before going live.

Why the Commission Model Matters

Percentage commissions can create an unusual relationship between a platform and its highest-performing providers: as the provider earns more, the amount deducted by the marketplace can also rise.

Giggy believes local-service marketplaces can evolve beyond that structure.

Its Australian model does not charge GigMates a percentage-based commission on completed bookings.

Instead, Giggy uses disclosed platform/activity and payment-processing charges, allowing providers to understand the platform cost separately from the price of the work itself.

The company sees this as part of a wider shift towards platforms that work as infrastructure for independent providers rather than simply as intermediaries taking a percentage of each transaction.

“The marketplace still has to be sustainable — technology, payments, verification and support all cost money,” the spokesperson said.

“The difference is in how those costs are structured. We want GigMates to know what they are paying rather than automatically giving away a percentage of every additional booking.”

What This Could Look Like in Practice

Consider a university student in Sydney who has experience looking after pets and is available several evenings each week and on weekends.

Through GigMate, they could create a profile, offer suitable pet-care services, set their availability and accept bookings that fit around university classes and study commitments.

If the student completes four local bookings during a week, Giggy does not take a percentage commission from the value of each completed booking.

Instead, applicable payment-processing and platform/activity fees are disclosed separately.

For someone using gig work as a flexible source of additional income, the difference becomes increasingly relevant as the number or value of bookings grows.

The same model can apply to a part-time worker offering lawn mowing on weekends, an experienced handyman taking selected jobs outside normal working hours, or an independent service provider building a larger base of local customers.

The objective is not necessarily to turn every GigMate into a full-time business owner.

It is to give Australians another way to turn skills, spare time and local demand into flexible earning opportunities — on their own terms.

This scenario is illustrative and is intended to demonstrate how the GigMate platform can be used. Individual availability, earnings, fees and results will vary.

Building a Local Services Network Across Australia

Giggy is continuing to develop its Australian marketplace across everyday service categories, connecting people who need something done with local providers ready to do it.

Customers can explore services and GigMates can register through GoGiggy.com, select Australia and download the Giggy or GigMate experience.

About Giggy

Giggy is an Australian local-services marketplace connecting customers with service providers across everyday categories including pet care, handyman services, maintenance, cleaning, moving, beauty and autocare.

Its provider platform, GigMate, is designed to give eligible service providers greater flexibility over their services, pricing and schedules while operating without a percentage commission being deducted from each completed booking.

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