For years, super has been a quarterly job. Payday super changes that: contributions are expected to land with employees' funds within days of each pay run.
Why it matters more than it sounds
Plenty of small businesses have quietly used the quarterly gap as a cash flow buffer. That buffer disappears. If your super has been paid on the last possible day each quarter, the change will be felt in the bank account, not the spreadsheet.
What to do now
- Check your payroll software supports per-pay-run super batches.
- Confirm how long your clearing house takes to actually deliver to funds — the date it leaves your account isn't the date that counts.
- Set the super money aside every pay run, same as PAYG withholding.
- Clean up employee fund details and USIs now, not on the day.
If you're already behind on super
Late super means a super guarantee charge statement, and the amount stops being tax deductible. It's fixable, and it's far better dealt with early than found later. No judgement here — we sort this out for people regularly.
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