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October 1, 2025
Question

I want to pay super on all the earnings our under 18 yos have regardless of the number of hours they work in a week but can't find a setting to allow this

  • October 1, 2025
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at the moment if the hours worked are under 30 payroll doesn't calculate super for the employee

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QuickBooks Team
October 1, 2025

Hi there, Gareth.

 

I understand that you need to pay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) for your employees under 18, even if they work less than 30 hours per week. I’ll provide some workaround steps to help you achieve this.

 

Since you want to pay super on all earnings regardless of hours worked, you’ll need to manually override the super calculation in the pay run. Please follow these steps:

 

  1. Log in to QuickBooks Online Payroll.
  2. Go to the Payroll section, and open the relevant pay run.
  3. Press on the payslip to open it.
  4. Click the Actions button and select Adjust super.
  5. Manually enter the corrected or overridden super amount.
  6. When finished, select the Actions button again, then click Recalculate.
  7. If everything looks good, press Finalise Pay Run.

 

If you need any more help with QuickBooks Payroll, just return to this thread, and the Community will be happy to assist.