This fact sheet provides implementation details about the Government’s Payday Super measure, part of the Securing Australians’ Superannuation Package announced in the 2023-24 Budget. 

From 1 July 2026, employers will need to pay Superannuation Guarantee (SG) contributions to employees with every pay cycle, instead of quarterly. This reform strengthens Australia’s superannuation system by ensuring employees receive their contributions more often, helping to reduce unpaid super.

More frequent payment of superannuation will empower employees to track their entitlements and make it harder for them to be exploited by disreputable employers. Employees will be able to see these payments by reviewing their superannuation account transactions, and will be able to hold employers to account by raising non-compliance directly, or through the Fair Work 
Ombudsman or the ATO. More frequent superannuation payments will also make employers’ payroll management 
smoother with fewer liabilities building up on their books. This change is part of a broader government initiative to enhance retirement outcomes and address superannuation theft.

Where employers fail to pay contributions in full and on time, they are liable for the SG charge.