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Payday Super Australia How Businesses Should Prepare Before 1 July 2026

Payday Super will fundamentally change how Australian businesses pay superannuation from 1 July 2026. Instead of paying super quarterly, employers will be required to pay Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions at the same time as wages, with contributions needing to reach the employee’s super fund within 7 business days. For many organisations this means moving from four super payments per year to potentially 52 payment events, creating major implications for payroll systems, cash flow, compliance processes and employer risk. In this webinar, James Carey, Partner at Prime Partners, explains how the Payday Super reforms work and what businesses should be doing now to prepare. With more than 15 years’ experience advising business owners and high-income professionals, James breaks down the technical rules and explains the practical steps employers can take to avoid costly mistakes. In this session we cover: • What Payday Super is and why the government introduced the reform • The 1 July 2026 start date and what changes for employers • The new 7 business day rule for super contributions • Why submitting to a clearing house is no longer enough • How the ATO will use STP and fund data matching to identify late super payments • The closure of the ATO Small Business Superannuation Clearing House (SBSCH) • Why one missed payment can create cascading super shortfalls across multiple pay cycles • Changes to the Maximum Contribution Base (MCB) and concessional cap implications • The new Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC) framework and penalties • How voluntary disclosure can reduce administration penalties • The ATO’s traffic-light compliance framework under PCG 2026/1 • Payroll timing strategies that can help reduce compliance risk • How businesses should prepare their payroll systems, clearing houses and onboarding processes While the amount of super paid does not change, the timing and compliance obligations do. Under Payday Super, employers now carry full responsibility for ensuring super contributions are received and allocated by the fund within the required timeframe. For many businesses, this represents a structural shift in payroll compliance, not simply an administrative update. Early preparation will be critical. Businesses should begin reviewing: • payroll software and provider capability • clearing house providers • payroll processing timelines • employee onboarding procedures • SuperStream compatibility and real-time payment systems About Prime Partners Prime Partners works with business owners and high-income professionals to simplify complex tax, superannuation and advisory matters, helping clients make confident financial decisions and build stronger businesses in moments that matter.