PaidRight has been acquired by leading workforce compliance company Wrkr Ltd, strengthening the future of payroll compliance.

PaidRight has been acquired by Wrkr Ltd (ASX: WRK), marking an important milestone in our journey and a strong endorsement of the platform, team and customers that have helped shape PaidRight to date.

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The acquisition was completed on 5 February 2026, following approval by Wrkr shareholders at its General Meeting on 29 January 2026.

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For PaidRight customers and partners, this represents a positive step forward, strengthening our long-term foundations while preserving what makes PaidRight trusted today.

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Building on Wrkr’s compliance-first platform

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“The acquisition of PaidRight will underpin our second compliance segment of ‘pay’, moving the Wrkr Platform beyond superannuation, continuing to progress the one - stop shop compliance vision to life. The team at PaidRight and their considerable intellectual property is a real differentiator when combined with Wrkr’s scale and reach.” 

Trent Lund, Wrkr CEO.

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"When we spun PaidRight out of the CSIRO and PwC, our vision was to restore trust between employers and employees by using technology to solve complex pay obligations. Joining forces with Wrkr is the next logical step in realising that vision on a larger scale. Wrkr’s established platform and reach across the superannuation and payroll ecosystem provide the ideal launchpad for our technology to assist more Australian businesses. I am incredibly proud of what our team has achieved and excited to see the impact we will make as part of the Wrkr group."

Duncan Stone, PaidRight Founder. 

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"This is a fantastic outcome for our customers, our partners, and our team. Culturally and strategically, Wrkr and PaidRight are aligned in our mission to simplify compliance through innovation. For our existing clients, this combination ensures continuity while opening the door to a broader range of automated compliance tools. We are entering this new chapter with shared ambition and a clear path to becoming the standard for workforce compliance in Australia."

Fred Van Der Tang, PaidRight CEO.

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What this means for PaidRight customers

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First and foremost: it’s business as usual for PaidRight customers. 

Our platform, services and team remain unchanged, and we will continue to deliver the same payroll compliance capability our customers rely on today. This includes award and enterprise agreement modelling, payroll validation, compliance reporting and assurance.

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There is no immediate change to how customers use PaidRight, who they work with, or how the platform is supported. Our existing commitments, service levels and roadmap remain in place.

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Over time, customers can expect continued investment in the PaidRight platform, with a clear focus on strengthening core capability and supporting increasingly complex compliance requirements.

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A strong platform, built for complex workforce compliance

Wrkr provides cloud-based workforce compliance solutions across employee onboarding, payments and superannuation, supporting Australian businesses of all sizes.

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The platform is designed to help employers meet complex regulatory obligations with confidence, focusing on compliance as a core capability rather than a payroll add-on. Wrkr supports employers across critical moments in the employment lifecycle where accuracy, consistency and regulatory assurance matter most.

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For PaidRight customers, being part of Wrkr provides a stronger foundation to continue delivering trusted payroll compliance capability, combining PaidRight’s specialist expertise with Wrkr’s platform scale, reach and investment to support the next phase of growth.

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A natural alignment with shared roots

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PaidRight and Wrkr share long-standing links, with the two organisations connected from their early stages.

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Trent Lund, now CEO of Wrkr, previously served on the PaidRight board, providing continuity across leadership, strategy and product direction. That shared history, combined with a common focus on compliance-first, purpose-built technology, underpins the decision to bring the two businesses together.

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Looking ahead

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Over the coming months, PaidRight will progressively integrate more closely with Wrkr’s broader workforce compliance offering. This will create opportunities to connect payroll compliance with adjacent compliance obligations across the employment lifecycle,  delivering greater value to customers over time.

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Importantly, PaidRight’s mission remains unchanged: helping organisations manage payroll compliance accurately, defensibly and with confidence.

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We are incredibly proud of what the PaidRight team has built so far, grateful for the trust our customers place in us, and genuinely excited about the future ahead.

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Learn more about Wrkr:

👉 https://wrkr.com.au/ ‍

👉https://www.linkedin.com/company/wrkrplatform/ 

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Read the ASX announcement:

👉 https://investorhub.wrkr.com.au/announcements/7347674 

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