Superannuation Employer Contribution controls which pay components are included in the calculation of Super.
To review or change the pay components used in the calculation, follow these steps:
Go to Payroll, Maintenance, Superannuation, Employer Contribution.
Edit the Employer Contribution.
Click on the Calculation Parameters tab and select Pay Components.
Tick or untick the Pay Components as required.
Click on the Leave Reasons tab:
Leave Reasons are only available when Other Leave is ticked in Pay Components. Super will calculate when Other Leave is used in a transaction with one of the nominated Leave Reasons.
Use Select to include Leave Reasons.
To delete, highlight the Leave Reason and click Remove.
Click on the Additions & Deductions Codes tab. There are two ways to select Additions and Deductions:
Option A: Tick the All checkbox (e.g. All additions before tax). Then, explicitly exclude any additions you do not want to attract super by selecting the addition code and ensuring the Included option is unticked.
Option B: Leave the All checkbox (e.g. All additions before tax) unticked. Then, include only the additions you want by selecting the relevant addition codes and ticking Included.
For both options:
Use Select to include Additions or Deductions.
To delete, highlight the Addition or Deduction and click Remove.
Click on the User Defined Leave tab:
User Defined Leave is only available when User Defined Leave is selected in Pay Components.
Use Select to include User Defined Leave classes.
To delete, highlight the User Defined Leave class and click Remove.
Click OK.
Note: Deductions are treated as negative values, meaning when selected, they reduce the value on which superannuation is calculated.
From 1st January 2020, salary sacrificed super contributions can't be used to reduce your super guarantee obligations, regardless of the amount your employee elects to salary sacrifice. This means the salary sacrificed amount does not count towards your super guarantee (SG) obligations.
The super guarantee for the 2025/2026 financial year is 12% of the employee's ordinary time earnings (OTE) base. Under the Payday super changes, the super guarantee for the 2026/2027 financial year is 12% of the employee's qualifying earnings (QE). See the Australian Taxation Office website for more information.
Salary & Wages Parameters:
Where Apply SGL is ticked on the Details tab of the Employer Contribution, and Apply Salary & Wages is also ticked, all components in the Calculation Parameters tab must also be applied in the Salary & Wages Parameters. The Salary & Wages Parameters should be checked for components that are considered Salary & Wages but are not OTE.
The Salary & Wages tab is used to determine superannuation eligibility for employees under the age of 18 who work more than 30 hours per week.
For a detailed list of what is and what is not OTE or Salary & Wages, refer to the ATO.