Australians Unions welcome today’s release of exposure draft legislation by the federal government requiring super to be paid at the same time as wages.

Payday super will directly improve the retirement outcomes of workers by making it harder for employers to get away with super theft.

Unpaid super costs 2.8 million Australians – or one in four workers – a total of $5.1 billion a year, particularly impacting younger workers, those in insecure work, women, and migrant workers.

The average affected worker has $1,800 in super stolen per year or $30,000 by retirement, according to the Super Members Council.

Payday super will make it easier for employers to manage their payroll by paying super at the same time as salary and wages. The new law will also streamline the way super is paid by employers to make it easier to meet their obligations.

Payday super will also give Australians greater oversight over their retirement savings and enable all workers to reap the benefits of compound interest.

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