For an employer contribution to calculate super correctly for an under 18-year-old, particular settings are required in the Employee Masterfile, as well as on the Employer Contribution pay element.
Employees under 18 years old are eligible for super guarantee if they work for you for more than 30 hours in a week, regardless of how much you pay them.
Refer to the ATO page: Work out if you have to pay super - Employees under 18.
Ensure the following settings in the Employee Masterfile
Go to Payroll, Masterfiles, Employee Details, Maintain.
On the Personal Details tab, enter the employee's Date of Birth.
On the Pay Details tab:
Enter an Employment Status of Casual.
Enter a Pay Frequency of Weekly.
📌Note: Any other settings, such as Part Time and Fortnightly, etc. could cause the automatic calculation to be incorrect.
Attaché will provide warnings via the Check Pays and Adjustment Pays report as follows:
Super for Casual U18, must be Weekly.
Super for Casual U18, must be Casual.
If you see the above warnings, you should check that the super on the Pay Details report is correct for those employees.
Ensure the following settings in a separate Employer Contribution for under 18s
In Setups, Payroll, Employer Contributions, Maintain, select the employer contribution set up for under 18-year-olds.
Check the Super for Casuals Under 18 box is ticked.
Check that Min Hrs per Week has 30 entered.
Other settings can be the same as your standard Super Guarantee Employer Contribution pay element.