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Employer’s guide to Superannuation Guarantee contributions: Which employees are eligible?

Janine Mace

As an employer, one of your key responsibilities to your employees is making regular Super Guarantee (SG) contributions into their super accounts to help them save for their retirement. 

But working out how much to pay and who should get regular SG contributions can be confusing.

Superannuation Guarantee: What is it?

As an employer, the most common type of super contribution you will be making is your quarterly SG contribution obligation. This contribution is a legislative requirement payable by all employers.

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About the author

Janine Mace
Janine has over 25 years’ experience writing about superannuation, including a decade as Managing Editor of the ASFA’s highly respected industry magazine, SuperFunds. She has worked with a range of super funds and leading institutional investment managers. Her work has appeared in the Australian Financial Review personal finance section and she has been a regular contributor to Money Management and Financial Planning magazines.
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