Payday Super Glossary

Qualifying Earnings (QE)

The earnings used to calculate super under Payday Super rules. This replaces the previous method used for calculating super.

Single Touch Payroll (STP)

A system that reports payroll information (including wages and super) to the ATO each time you run payroll.

Software ID (SSID)

A unique ID provided by your Sending Service Provider. You must register this with the ATO so your STP submissions are accepted.

Sending Service Provider (SSP)

The service that sends your payroll data from Jobpac to the ATO. Example: OZEDI.

OZEDI

The Sending Service Provider used by Jobpac to submit STP data and support super processing.

STP Submission

The process of sending payroll data (including wages and super) to the ATO after a pay run.

Member Verification (MVR)

A process used to confirm that an employee’s super fund details are valid before contributions are made.

Clearing House

A service that receives super payments from employers and distributes them to employee super funds.

Validation

Checks performed on payroll, employee, and fund data to ensure submissions and payments can be processed successfully.

Rejected Payment

A super payment that fails due to incorrect, missing, or unverified information.

Duplicate Submission

When the same payroll or super data is submitted more than once, which may result in duplicate payments.

Payday Super

A change to superannuation rules requiring super to be calculated and paid at the same time as payroll, instead of quarterly.