EOFY is here and Payday Super is next. Is your finance team ready?
From 1 July 2026, super must be paid within seven business days of every payday. That’s a significantly different compliance obligation to the previous quarterly deadlines.
Employment Hero gives you the payroll infrastructure to close EOFY with confidence and meet every Payday Super deadline from day one.
Trusted by Australia’s leading finance teams
Here’s why
Close EOFY without the scramble
Most EOFY issues are caused by 12 months of small payroll errors and disconnected systems that nobody had time to fix mid-year. By June, those errors compound into STP mismatches and journal entries that don’t match your general ledger. Employment Hero removes the conditions that create the backlog. Timesheets feed directly into payroll and journal entries sync every pay run, so you’re always lodge-ready.
Stay audit-ready without the stress
ATO and Fair Work compliance shouldn’t keep you up at night. Our platform includes 70+ pre-configured modern awards and automatically applies tax, super, overtime and penalty rates. Every change is captured in a digital audit trail, so when an auditor comes knocking, you’re ready. With Payday Super coming, having a clear, timestamped record of every contribution has never been more important.
One source of truth
Disconnected systems make it harder to report accurately, forecast confidently and manage cash flow. Employment Hero brings your HR, payroll, super and leave data together in one platform, giving you real-time visibility of headcount, labour costs and liabilities. With Payday Super set to increase the frequency of super payments, having a complete view of your workforce costs helps you forecast obligations, manage working capital and make more informed decisions.
Payday Super, sorted with Employment Hero
We’re leaders in Australian HR, recruitment and payroll tech
How Employment Hero supports finance leaders
Streamline your people and payroll operations
Manual payroll is a time sink. Spreadsheets, reconciliations and fixing errors can take days every pay cycle. With Employment Hero, timesheets flow straight into payroll, journal entries sync with your accounting software (like Xero or QuickBooks) and pay runs are completed in record time.
Get Payday Super ready before 1 July 2026
From 1 July 2026, super must reach your employee’s fund within seven business days of payday. Miss that window and you could face penalties.
Employment Hero’s HeroClear automates super calculations, processing and validation every pay run. Detailed verification is built into onboarding to help prevent errors and reduce the risk of bounced payments before they occur.
Your single source of truth
Say goodbye to jumping between platforms and reconciling spreadsheets at EOFY. Employment Hero brings HR, payroll and leave data into one platform. Real-time dashboards show headcount, labour costs and liabilities so you can report faster, close the month sooner and forecast the cash flow impact of Payday Super.
Drive better decisions with insightful workforce data
As a finance leader, you need accurate numbers. With Employment Hero’s real-time dashboards, you can see headcount, labour costs, overtime and leave liabilities in one place. Spot cost blowouts early, forecast your Payday Super cash flow impact using the Payday Super Cash Flow Calculator and give leadership the workforce data they need to make decisions with confidence.
Built to scale with you
Growth shouldn’t mean more compliance risk. Employment Hero handles 10 to 2,000 employees across multiple entities and locations. Whether you’re managing remote-first teams, navigating hybrid work or expanding into new markets, payroll stays accurate and Payday Super-ready no matter how complex things get.
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Frequently asked questions
Employment Hero gives finance leaders the tools to control costs, manage compliance and work smarter. Payroll, HR and super sit in one connected platform, giving you a single reliable source of truth. Automated award interpretation, STP Phase 2 reporting and a full digital audit trail reduce compliance risk across key dates like EOFY and into Payday Super.
Employment Hero modelling shows the average business could need over $124,000 of additional working capital to meet Payday Super requirements. Use the Payday Super Cash Flow Calculator to model your specific exposure based on your headcount and pay frequency.
Absolutely. Many customers are finance leaders managing payroll alongside other responsibilities. The platform automates repetitive admin, surfaces the insights needed to guide strategy and scales as your business grows.
Employment Hero is more than standalone payroll software. Our powerful Employment Operating System is purpose-built for Australian businesses, covering payroll, award interpretation, super processing via HeroClear, employee engagement, recruitment and so much more.
Yes. Employment Hero integrates with Xero, QuickBooks and a range of other accounting and rostering tools. See all integrations.