To provide input into the development of the State’s policy in relation to the Employer Obligations component of the Commonwealth Stronger Super Reform Package, please complete your feedback below and return to .
AGENCY: ------
CONTACT DETAILS: (Name, email and Phone number) ------
/ SUPERSTREAM EMPLOYER OBLIGATIONS /Superannuation contribution payslip reporting
1. / Does your Agency payslips contain the following information: Yes No
a) The actual amount of the contributions paid during the pay period?
b) The name of the fund(s) the contributions are paid into?
2. / If your Agency is required to include more information on your employee payslips, what changes would be required to include, for example, information on when the contribution is expected to or has been paid into the employee’s super fund?
3. / What would be the estimated timeframe to implement these changes to employee payslips?
On-boarding – Enhanced Employee Enrolment (ATO portal)[1]
Questions 4 and 5 are for information purposes only and do not require any action at this stage.
4. / Yes No
Does your Agency currently enrol new employees electronically?
If you answered ‘No’ please answer question 5.
5. / If no, does your Agency plan to enrol new employees electronically in the future? If so when?
Data and E-Commerce Standards for Superannuation Data (start date July 2014)
6. / Yes No
Does your Agency use a clearing house for the payment of superannuation
contributions to funds other than your default fund?
(GESB is the default fund for most State Government Employers)
7. / Yes No
Have you confirmed with your clearing house provider they will
be compliant with the ATO data standard from 1 July 2014 for your
superannuation contributions to choice funds ?
(Only Choice contributions need to meet the new standard from 1/7/14)
8. / Yes No
Has your Agency started any planning to implement the ATO data standard
for all your superannuation contributions?
Please indicate by Pwhich solution does you agency prefer?
Upgrade payroll software at an employer level
(For example when upgrading to new releases using
Versions that have the new ATO data standards incorporated)
Outsource payroll functions to a compliant service
provider
(All superannuation contribution data required to meet the new standard from 1/7/16 – not just ‘Choice’ contributions)
9. / What timeframe does your Agency anticipate before you are able to meet the ATO data standard for all your superannuation contributions? Please indicate by P
1/7/14 – 30/6/16
1/7/16
Post 1/7/16
10. / Has your Agency approached your payroll provider to discuss what SuperStream requirements/functionality will be incorporated into any future releases? If so what has been their feedback?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
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Stronger Super (SuperStream) Feedback Sheet November 2013
[1] New employee enrolment (on boarding) processing to be streamlined using ATO portal (TFN declaration, choice of superannuation fund and account consolidation combined) – implementation Dec 2014, however no detail released yet.