# Chandler MacLeod Group Limited

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-21**: The Canberra Times reports DSS labour hire surge — News reporting reveals the department employed more contractors while shedding hundreds of internal staff, with multimillion-dollar labour hire variations signed in June.
- **2026-06-30**: DSS workforce hits 2,475 staff and 283 contractors — By the end of the 2025-26 financial year, DSS headcount had fallen 38.3 per cent to 2,475 while contractors rose to 283, lifting the contingent share to 10.3 per cent.
- **2026-06-18**: Chandler MacLeod receives $17.2m extension — DSS granted Chandler MacLeod Group Limited a $17.2 million labour hire contract extension, according to AusTender documents.
- **2025-06-30**: Baseline DSS workforce before reductions — DSS ended the 2024-25 financial year with a larger internal headcount and 259 contractors, representing 6.8 per cent of the workforce.
- **2021**: Parliamentary inquiry scrutinises Chandler MacLeod NDIA labour hire — The APS capability inquiry examined arrangements under which Chandler MacLeod was paid $37.1 million over three years by the NDIA, which had no visibility of what labour hire workers were paid.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### DSS cuts 38.3% of staff while contractors hit 10.3% of workforce
2026-09-21 03:08:58 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

For HR leaders, the Australian Department of Social Services cut internal headcount by 38.3% in FY2025-26 while contractors rose to 10.3% of the workforce. The shift, including a $17.2m Chandler MacLeod extension, shows contingent labour's rising role and raises pay transparency, workforce planning and compliance questions.
Full story: https://gethrbrief.com/story/dss-labour-hire-surge-hr-contingent-workforce

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