I’ve started a new job and get paid fortnightly. Payroll contribute to my super once a month. However they do not list super on every payslip, they only list it on the payslip when they pay the contribution. Is this correct? I’ve asked the payroll team and they said this is normal. I find it wrong because it’s difficult to track if contributions are correct.
Hiya @Patience111 👋
The information that is legally required to be included on the payslip is not an ATO matter, but a Fair Work matter. The regulator is the Fair Work Ombudsman. This is because the relevant legislation is the Fair Work Regulations 2009 S3.46(5) that states:
(5) If the employer has made, or intends to make, superannuation contributions for the benefit of the employee, the pay slip must also include:
(a) the amount of each contribution that the employer made during the period to which the pay slip relates, and the name, or the name and number, of any fund to which the contribution was made; or
(b) the amounts of contributions that the employer intends to make in relation to the period to which the pay slip relates, and the name, or the name and number, of any fund to which the contributions will be made.
S3.46(5)(b) refers to your situation, where your employer pays monthly. The super liability they calculate EACH PAY must be on the payslip.
Seek assistance from the Fair Work Ombudsman for issues with your payslip.
Deanne
Yes, thats how it works.
Are payslips actually still a requirement, or have they been made redundant ?
Have you tried tracking your contributions directly with your fund ?
Many funds have an app that make it real easy to track your contributions.
G'luck
@Ken_Oath, payslips are a legislative obligation, see my response below. Deanne
Hiya @Patience111 👋
The information that is legally required to be included on the payslip is not an ATO matter, but a Fair Work matter. The regulator is the Fair Work Ombudsman. This is because the relevant legislation is the Fair Work Regulations 2009 S3.46(5) that states:
(5) If the employer has made, or intends to make, superannuation contributions for the benefit of the employee, the pay slip must also include:
(a) the amount of each contribution that the employer made during the period to which the pay slip relates, and the name, or the name and number, of any fund to which the contribution was made; or
(b) the amounts of contributions that the employer intends to make in relation to the period to which the pay slip relates, and the name, or the name and number, of any fund to which the contributions will be made.
S3.46(5)(b) refers to your situation, where your employer pays monthly. The super liability they calculate EACH PAY must be on the payslip.
Seek assistance from the Fair Work Ombudsman for issues with your payslip.
Deanne
Thanks @py_deanne for the clear explanation.
Some more facts :
. Employers suffer from way too much regulation, from too many different regulators who each operate within their own silo.
. Many employers no longer bother with payslips.
Then expect an infringement notice from the Fair Work Ombudsman, @Ken_Oath. I like to promote compliance 😇 Deanne
I absolutely do not expect to receive any infringement notice from the FWO.
Those folks are far too busy dreaming up new compliance regulations, as well as working on climbing their job-grade ladder.
In my experience, FWO only get around to actual enforcement action/s if somebody lodges a complaint that FWO can't ignore.
Of course, your experience may be different.
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