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Super Guarantee & Employer Repercussions Web Series 2025 Session 1

Recorded 28 April 2025 - Super Guarantee complexities

When contractors are really employees for SG purposes
Employer super guarantee problem areas
Employer compliance, tax and legal obligations

Recorded 28 April 2025

Working with superannuation guarantee can be confusing and we’re in a perfect storm of increased ATO data matching, an evolving definition of who is a ‘worker’ for SG purposes, and legislative reform to prevent ‘wage theft’.

Whether errors are deliberate, mistakes, or just poor administration, the penalties and repercussions can be extreme, not just for the business entity but sometimes for the individuals who control that entity.

The two-part Super Guarantee & Employer Repercussions Web Series brings together the tax, superannuation and legal issues in a comprehensive two-part series to deliver the knowledge you need to identify problems areas, provide certainty for your clients, and identify when your clients need legal support.

Cooper Grace Ward’s employment law specialist Gemma Sharp and Knowledge Shop’s Technical Superannuation Adviser Jason Hurst unpack the employee/contractor definition for SG purposes, dispel myths, and deep dive into the issues your employer clients need to consider.

Total 1 CPD Hours

What we cover

The Super Guarantee & Employer Repercussions Web Series is a comprehensive look at superannuation guarantee and PAYG employer obligations, the dividing lines, and the problem areas that can have serious repercussions for clients.

Session 1: Super Guarantee complexities

Understanding the complex superannuation guarantee rules and timing issues
Where the SG rules are capturing ‘workers’ who are not common law employees
Our tips for high earners
Common mistakes and how to deal with late payments to minimise penalties
Onboarding new employees

Jason Hurst

Technical Superannuation Adviser

Jason is an experienced commentator, presenter and writer on superannuation and retirement. He specialises in breaking down complex technical concepts for professional advisors and their clients.

He has over 20 years’ experience in the wealth and retirement sectors, working with accountants and advisers to build their technical skills in superannuation, retirement, Insurance, social security and age care, and enjoys helping to provide the tools to articulate these concepts in a simple and easy to follow way to clients.

Jason also works with the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) as a subject matter expert for the CFP Capstone certification and a technical student mentor to those undertaking the CFP courses.

He has a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Newcastle, is a SMSF Specialist Advisor, and holds the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.