Team Up Now โ€“ Ethical Outsourcing Australia
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Stop doing everything yourself.

You're spending your days in your inbox, chasing invoices, scheduling meetings, and doing work that doesn't move the needle. A dedicated virtual assistant โ€” placed by us, employed properly in the Philippines โ€” takes that off your plate permanently.

What your VA takes off your plate

The operational work that fills your day but doesn't grow your business. A dedicated VA owns these functions โ€” so you don't have to.

Calendar and Schedule Management

Your VA manages your diary, coordinates meetings across time zones, handles rescheduling and sends reminders so nothing falls through the cracks.

Inbox and Email Management

Triage, draft responses, flag priorities and maintain a clean inbox. Your VA handles the volume so you only deal with what actually needs you.

Research and Data Entry

Market research, lead list building, CRM updates and spreadsheet management. Accurate, structured data so you can make faster decisions.

Customer Support

First-response email and chat support, ticket management, follow-ups and customer onboarding. Professional communication that reflects your brand.

Social Media Assistance

Content scheduling, community engagement, basic graphic resizing and analytics reporting. Keep your social presence active without the overhead.

General Administrative Support

Document formatting, travel arrangements, expense tracking, file management and ad-hoc project coordination. The operational backbone your business needs.

Why Team Up Now, not a freelancer marketplace

We are not Upwork. We place experienced, dedicated professionals who are properly employed โ€” with the compliance, stability and accountability that comes with it.

Ethical Employment

Every VA is properly employed through our Philippine entity โ€” above-market pay, benefits and written contracts. No gig workers, no contractors.

Dedicated, Not Shared

Your VA works exclusively for your business. They learn your systems, your preferences and your communication style over time โ€” not split across five other clients.

Australian-Managed

Our leadership team operates from East Melbourne. You get local accountability with offshore pricing. We handle HR, payroll and compliance.

Flexible Arrangements

Full-time or part-time, aligned to your working hours. Most clients start with one full-time VA and add more as their confidence grows.

From consultation to productive VA in weeks

A structured process so your first offshore hire goes smoothly โ€” and stays that way.

01

Consultation

We learn about your business, where your time is going, and what kind of support would make the biggest difference.

02

Match

We shortlist 2 to 3 pre-vetted VAs based on your requirements. You interview them and make the final call.

03

Onboard

We handle employment contracts, payroll setup and a structured onboarding plan so your VA is productive from week one.

04

Grow

Regular check-ins, performance reviews and a dedicated success manager keep the partnership running well long-term.

What our clients' EAs actually handle

In a recent client review, a brand strategy agency founder described her executive assistant taking on Xero reconciliation, migrating the business CRM to GoHighLevel, and rebuilding the company website โ€” including working directly with external contacts to resolve problems along the way. None of that was in the original scope.

โ€œI've been away in Canada for three weeks and could truly switch off because I knew Jean had things under control.โ€

โ€” Aleyx Ward, Founder, Core Story

Common questions from Australian business owners

About hiring a Filipino VA and how the employment structure works.

The simplest approach is to work with a specialist agency like Team Up Now. We handle recruitment, multi-stage vetting, employment contracts and compliance through our Philippine entity โ€” you interview your shortlisted candidates, choose your VA, and we manage the employment relationship from there. There is no legal complexity on your side and no need to set up your own entity in the Philippines.

A dedicated full-time VA through Team Up Now typically costs 50% to 60% less than an equivalent local hire in Australia. Our pricing is transparent โ€” a flat monthly rate covering salary, benefits, compliance and our management layer. No hidden margins, no surprise fees. Use our EOR cost calculator to run your own comparison.

A dedicated Filipino VA typically handles the work that keeps you from doing your actual job: inbox management, calendar coordination, customer communications, research, data entry, CRM updates, social media scheduling and general admin. The best outcomes come when you treat your VA as a genuine team member with clear systems and responsibilities โ€” not a task-by-task contractor.

Yes, entirely. Australian businesses hire Filipino professionals every day. The key is ensuring the employment is structured correctly. Team Up Now uses an Employer of Record (EOR) model โ€” your VA is formally employed by our Philippine entity, which handles local labour law compliance, payroll tax, benefits and contracts. You direct the work; we handle the legal employment relationship. This protects both you and your VA.

Your first offshore hire, done right.

Book a free 30-minute call to talk through your situation. We'll walk you through how placements work, what a VA could own in your business, and what it actually costs.

No obligation. No pitch. Just a direct conversation.