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Employer’s guide to Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions

Kate CrawfordKate Crawford
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Running a business comes with much more than managing day-to-day operations. One important aspect is making sure employees receive the correct entitlements, including superannuation.

If you employ staff or use contractors to provide labour in your business, you must provide them with regular superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions to the correct super fund.

Who is entitled to SG contributions?

Full-time, part-time and casual staff aged 18 and over must be paid super.

If you employ someone under the age of 18, or a private domestic worker such as a nanny or gardener, they’re entitled to SG contributions for any week they work 30 hours or more.

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About the author

Kate Crawford
Kate Crawford
Kate has worked in the superannuation sector since 2003. Her experience ranges from customer service to financial advice, member education, complaints management, trustee services, and learning and development. She currently develops content and facilitates learning sessions for super professionals with the Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA) as well as writing for SuperGuide.
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