The Payday Super compliance checklist
- Confirm your payroll and clearing house can pay super each run within the 7 business day window.
- Replace the Small Business Super Clearing House before it closes on 30 June 2026 if you used it — with a SuperStream-compliant alternative.
- Check employee fund and member details are correct, so contributions are not rejected and delayed.
- Verify the hours feeding each run before payroll, rather than reconciling them afterward.
Why the clearing-house timing is the trap
The 7 days is measured to when the fund receives the money, not when you send it. SuperStream transmission through a clearing house typically takes one to three business days, so initiating payment on day six and assuming you have complied is how employers end up liable. Most payroll providers now recommend a day four or five internal cut-off to build in a buffer.
The input most readiness advice skips
Clearing house, STP reporting, cash-flow timing — all of it assumes the hours feeding payroll are already correct. For labour hire, that assumption is the weakest link. The record of the hours is where a wrong super contribution begins.
The Workforce Ledger Evidentiary Standard (WLES) closes that gap: hours verified at the point of work, approved by the supervisor, and sealed into a tamper-evident record before payroll — so every super contribution calculated from them starts from records nobody argues with.
Payday Super compliance: FAQ
How do labour hire firms comply with Payday Super?
Confirm your payroll and clearing house can pay super each run so the fund receives it within 7 business days of payday; replace the Small Business Super Clearing House before it closes on 30 June 2026 if you used it; check employee fund and member details are correct; and make sure the hours feeding each run are verified before payroll rather than reconciled afterward.
Is the Small Business Super Clearing House closing?
Yes. The Small Business Super Clearing House, which many small operators relied on, is closing — it closed to new users in October 2025 and shuts entirely on 30 June 2026. If you used it, you need a SuperStream-compliant replacement before 1 July 2026.
What is the 7 business day rule?
From 1 July 2026, super contributions must be received by the employee’s fund within 7 business days of payday — measured to receipt, not to when you send it. Because clearing houses can take one to three business days to transmit, most providers recommend initiating payment by day four or five.
Does Flostruction handle Payday Super compliance?
No. Flostruction does not calculate wages, award entitlements, tax, or superannuation. It verifies and seals worked hours before they reach payroll, so the hours your payroll and super systems start from are confirmed and not in dispute. The pay run and the super remain with your payroll and clearing house.
Sources: Australian Taxation Office, Payday Super; Australian Taxation Office, Small Business Superannuation Clearing House.