Super Guarantee & Employer Repercussions Web Series 2025
A deep dive into the legal and compliance obligations for employers, the dividing lines, and the ramifications for clients.
When contractors are really employees for SG purposes
Employer super guarantee problem areas
Employer compliance, tax and legal obligations
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.
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
Session 2: Classifying workers and the broader legal landscape
- The problem areas - the industries where we see the most confusion based on our help desk questions – gyms, entertainment industry, medical centres
- Insights from key recent court cases and common myths - employee v contractor distinction for SG purposes and its impact
- How the definition of an employee can apply to other legal areas outside superannuation and tax
- The future of super guarantee – Payday super and beyond
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.
Webinar
Super Guarantee & Employer Repercussions Web Series 2025
28 April 2025 - 02 May 2025
Webinar
$395