The Super tab contains company-wide superannuation or retirement-contribution defaults.
These settings determine the default provider and contribution percentages applied to new employees and can also determine how employer contributions are included in costing analysis.
The name of the tab, fields available and applicable contribution rules can vary depending on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
Making changes
The Super tab contains a detail panel only.
Changes are made using the Edit button.
Options, settings and fields
Provider
Type: Dropdown menu
Purpose: Selects the default superannuation provider assigned to new employees.
Dependency: The available options are drawn from the Agencies and super funds category in the Codes screen. The agency must use the Superannuation classification.
Other functionality: Most jurisdictions have the correct superfund selected, where more than one option is needed these should be availble
Employee %
Type: Percentage field
Purpose: Sets the default employee contribution percentage assigned to new employees.
Dependency: The minimum contribution rate depends on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
Other functionality: SmoothPay enforces the applicable minimum contribution rate. The percentage can be increased but cannot subsequently be reduced by the user. If the value has been increased in error and needs to be reduced, contact SmoothPay Support.
Employer %
Type: Percentage field
Purpose: Sets the default employer contribution percentage assigned to new employees.
Dependency: The minimum contribution rate depends on the jurisdiction the payroll is configured for.
Other functionality: SmoothPay enforces the applicable minimum contribution rate. The percentage can be increased but cannot subsequently be reduced by the user. If the value has been increased in error and needs to be reduced, contact SmoothPay Support.
Allocate employer contributions in costing analysis
Type: Tick box
Purpose: Determines whether employer superannuation contributions are included in costing analysis.
Dependency: None
Other functionality: When selected, the costing-allocation dropdown is used to determine how the employer contribution is allocated.
Employer contribution costing allocation
Type: Dropdown menu
The available options include:
Prorated
Available expense accounts
Purpose: Determines how employer superannuation contributions are allocated within costing analysis.
Dependency: Allocate employer contributions in costing analysis must be selected. Specific expense-account options depend on the expense accounts configured under Cost centre (account) codes in the Codes screen.
Other functionality: Prorated distributes the employer contribution proportionately across the expense accounts used for the employee’s pay. Alternatively, a specific expense account can be selected for employer contributions.
For more information about costing behaviour, refer to:
<Accounting integration>
Additional functionality
Contribution percentage spanner
A spanner button appears beside the contribution-percentage settings.
The spanner provides bulk-update options for applying the company contribution defaults to existing employees.
The available options are:
Push employee percentage to all staff
Push employer percentage to all staff
Push both percentages to all staff
These actions apply the selected contribution percentages across existing employee records.