Myself and my co-workers are quite concerned about the lack of superannuation contributions from our employer. They have not been paid for a year now and as far as we know, our employer has already been fined by the ATO because of this, we were further told that there is a payment plan in place and that it would "all be sorted" / "up to date" by the beginning of October. So far none of us have received any payments yet (apart from superannuation guarantee vouchers) and we are now getting very concerned and are wondering if there is anything we can do at all? So far all the information (which was not much) from our employer has been conveyed to us personally, individually or via our manager who themselves also obviously haven't received their contributions. We (the concerned employees) are now considering writing an "official" email to our employer, stating our concerns and asking to be updated on the facts of when we will receive our outstanding superannuation contributions and what the payments will look like in the future (schedule, will they be monthly, quarterly etc.) Is this reasonable and will this even help? Just to have a documentation of our concerns? We are a bit at a loss as to what to do otherwise, we know that our employer has gone bankrupt three times before with other businesses. Any help on this topic would be highly appreciated!!
1,737 views
2 replies
Hi @TassieDevil108,
Hmm that does seem concerning, especially if we've already fined the business for not paying super. Have the employee's reported the employer for not paying the super already? It sounds very much like they have been reported for the unpaid super from what you're saying, but if not it's best for each of you to report to us directly via the form in the link.
Generally, if you have reported them, you'd get a letter with the progress of that report. This process can take time and every situation is different. If we determine there is a SGC debt, we'll inform you of the recovery actions we're taking.
All replies
Hi @TassieDevil108,
Hmm that does seem concerning, especially if we've already fined the business for not paying super. Have the employee's reported the employer for not paying the super already? It sounds very much like they have been reported for the unpaid super from what you're saying, but if not it's best for each of you to report to us directly via the form in the link.
Generally, if you have reported them, you'd get a letter with the progress of that report. This process can take time and every situation is different. If we determine there is a SGC debt, we'll inform you of the recovery actions we're taking.
Hi @DanielleATO, Thank you for your response! Shortly after I had posted that question here I actually did write an email to my employer, stating what contributions were missing and when I received the last contribution. This email must have crossed over with a contribution they did finally make, but this was only the last quarter, due on 28/10. They also said that "The remaining amounts are being lodged with the ATO and we are awaiting them being processed".
The previous 3 quarters are still owing but there have been a number of small credits titled as "Superannuation Guarantee Voucher" and I am not quite sure I understand what exactly that means as it is not the amount owed and a lot less than is still missing.
When they say that "The remaining amounts are being lodged with the ATO and we are awaiting them being processed", does that mean those are the outstanding 3 quarters or that amount minus those miniscule payments that have come in? I find it all very confusing and they don't seem to be able to clarify...
Thanks for your help, much appreciated!!
Featured articles
10 Apr 2025 · 4 min read time
8 June 2023 · 2 min read time
28 Aug 2025 · 5 min read time