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- 6 August 2026
Can employees salary sacrifice unused leave, redundancy pay or bonuses on termination? What the ATO rules allow, what they don't, and a work-around for cashed out leave.
- 3 August 2026
Public holidays generate more payroll questions than almost any other topic. Here's a plain-language guide to the most common questions Australian employers ask — covering leave, super, stand-downs, and more.
- 30 July 2026
Paying a staff bonus? Here's how to calculate PAYG withholding on bonuses using the ATO's marginal rates method, plus the super, STP and salary sacrifice rules.
- 28 July 2026
When a former employee applies for JobSeeker Payment, Centrelink may ask you to complete an Employment Separation Certificate. Here's a plain-language guide to every question payroll managers commonly get wrong.
- 23 July 2026
Three super figures change each year and you’d be surprised how often they get mixed up. The maximum contribution base, the concessional contributions cap, and the non-concessional contributions cap sound like variations on the same thing. They’re not, and only one of them is your problem as an employer. The maximum contribution base is an … Read more
- 20 July 2026
Some years, the calendar delivers 53 weekly pays or 27 fortnightly pays and PAYG won't cover the tax shortfall. Here's what causes it, how to check your pay calendar, and what to tell employees.