The government gave a compliance warning for delinquent employers
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) revealed it returned over $1 billion in unpaid super to nearly one million Australian employees over the 2024-25 financial year.
The government body said it will be ramping up the pressure on employers who fail to meet their obligations.
A total of 208,950 compliance actions were raised with employers over the period, raising $795 million in super guarantee charges (SGC).
“We issued over 200,000 proactive reminders and prompts, helping more employers stay on track, as well as taking stronger action against those employers who failed to comply,” commented deputy commissioner Ben Kelly.
Despite the stepped-up enforcement, unpaid super remains a major problem.
Over the 2022–23 financial year, the ATO estimated a net superannuation guarantee gap of 6%, or $6.25 billion, indicating billions in entitlements are still not reaching workers’ super funds each year.
There are about 942,500 employers in Australia employing 14.9 million workers eligible for super, underscoring the scale and complexity of the compliance task.
In 2024–25, the ATO raised total SGC liabilities of $1.73 billion, covering approximately 855,000 employees.
Of that, $1.1 billion in SGC entitlements was actually distributed into the super funds of about 960,000 employees.
Kelly said the more than $200 million raised in penalties over the year should serve as a warning.
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