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Published in Employment and Workplace Law on 26th Nov 2015
The lead up to the festive season can be a particularly busy time for many businesses. As a result of increased trading, employers may be required to make additional payments to employees over and above their usual wage. For example, employers may need staff to work overtime, pay increased sales commissions or pay end of year bonuses and gifts. It is therefore timely to remind employers which of these additional payments will attract superannuation contributions. The basic requirement is for employers to contribute 9.5% of an employee's "ordinary time earnings" into their chosen superannuation fund. The test of whether any additional payments attract the obl...