Data improvement under Payday Super

With Payday Super now in effect, employers are focusing on practical steps to help ensure contributions run smoothly under the new timing rules. 

Data quality is a key priority, as even small errors in employee or fund information can lead to delays. Under Payday Super’s shorter  timeframes, these delays can directly impact  whether contributions are processed and allocated in line with Payday Super requirements.  

To help avoid unnecessary delays, we  encourage businesses to check their ‘true’ data quality.  A simple way to do this is by uploading an unmanipulated contribution file. This means submitting a file exactly as it is generated by the payroll or HR system, without applying any manual fixes.  

Many employers currently adjust files manually to work around known data issues. Under Payday Super, this approach is riskier. Manual changes can hide problems in the payroll or HR system. Testing an unedited file helps  employers see the real errors being produced. This gives them time to fix those issues within the system  itself,  before they result in rejected or delayed contributions  in live pay runs.