SleepMaker
On Track. Pays or is working towards a living wage, with gaps still to close.
Last researched 2 November 2026 · 6 sources
Australian mattress, bed base and pillow brand.
SleepMaker makes its innerspring mattresses and bed bases in its own factories in Australia, where labour laws are strong and legal wages are about a living wage.
Also worth knowing
It carries the Australian Made label.
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Why it's graded On Track
- Not met: Meets 6 of 7 Good requirements.
- Met: No red flags.
Good requirements 6 of 7
- Met: Pays a living wage, or holds a strong fair-pay certificationLiving wage: presumed because legal wages in Australia are about a living wage, not checked at the company
- Met: Respects worker rights
- Met: Supply chain independently audited or certified, or at least 80% made in countries with strong labour standardsPresumed from where it's made, not audited
- Not met: Shows where its earlier production stages happen, not just the final oneA "Made in" claim can cover only the final stage. Earlier stages to show: materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics
- Met: No child or forced labour findings or links
- Met: Names the factories or farms that make its products, or is fully certified by a scheme that holds and audits that listMakes its products in its own factories
- Met: High-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) traced or certified, or not a major part of its rangeNone recorded in a major share of its range
Red flags 0
None found.
| Star | Awarded for |
|---|---|
| Open supply chain |
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Where it's made
From SleepMaker's own disclosure: it makes its products in its own factories.
| Country | Worker rights | Legal minimum wage | Forced labour risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Strong protections | About a living wage | Low |
Evidence
What we found
- No high-risk raw materials (such as timber and cotton) are recorded in a major share of its range, so the raw-material check doesn't hold it back for Good.
- Owns or runs its own production
- "Made in Australia" only means the last major stage happened there: under customs and consumer law, materials and parts such as fabric, timber, glass, metal and ceramics can be made elsewhere. It hasn't shown where those earlier stages happen, so where it's made counts towards On Track but not Good. Source
Research notes SleepMaker says all its mattresses are made in Australia, in its owner's factories in Victoria, Tasmania (Launceston), Queensland and Western Australia, and its mattresses, bases and pillows are listed Australian Made products, so factory staff work under Australian awards. Springs and foams are also made locally. The Comfort Group publishes no supplier code, audit results or modern slavery statement, so where imported fabrics and components come from is not disclosed; no labour abuses have been reported.
What independent sources say
| Source | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Modern Slavery Register | Unclear | No modern slavery statement from The Comfort Group or SleepMaker was located on the Australian register. View |
| Baptist World Aid Ethical Fashion Report | Not covered | Not assessed in Baptist World Aid's Ethical Fashion or Electronics reports, which do not cover mattress makers. View |
| Business & Human Rights Resource Centre | Unclear | No labour allegations against SleepMaker or The Comfort Group appear in Business & Human Rights Resource Centre reporting. View |
Sources and actions
Sources 6
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- SleepMaker (Australian Made licensee) · search the archive · Manufacturing sites in Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland and WA; mattresses, bases, pillows listed under the Australian Made logo
- Sleepyhead makes A$55 million push into Australia (NBR, 2010) · search the archive · Turner family's Sleepyhead bought the SleepMaker business from Pacific Brands in 2010
- Sleep Solutions: Peter Mullin (The CEO Magazine, 2021) · search the archive · Comfort Group is family owned by Graeme and Craig Turner; five factories in Australia, three in NZ
- SleepMaker - Harvey Norman · search the archive · SleepMaker mattresses sold in Harvey Norman stores
Published by SleepMaker or its owner
- SleepMaker Australia · search the archive · All SleepMaker mattresses are Australian made; factory in Launceston; committed to local manufacturing
- Our Story - SleepMaker · search the archive · Part of The Comfort Group, run by the Turner family; over 1,000 staff; Australian Made springs and foams
Company details
- Headquarters
- Australia
- Last researched
- 2 November 2026
- Cite this page
- Labour Lens, "Is SleepMaker ethical? Labour rating", https://www.labourlens.net/brand/sleepmaker, last researched 2 November 2026, accessed [date].
- Method
- Researched with AI assistance against published rules. How we check · What On Track means
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