Overview of Superannuation Settings in the People Feature

You can add superannuations to employees in the Payroll > Superannuation screen of People:

Payroll Superannuation screen showing voluntary super contribution funds.

Depending on the selections made in the Payroll > Superannuation screen, Dayforce updates the HR record of the employee in the Payroll > Payroll Elections screen.

Settings in the Superannuation screen
Setting	Description
Superannuation rules section
Effective From	Start date of the superannuation rule.
Effective To	End date of the superannuation rule.
Apply quarterly max base cap for ER superannuation	Controls whether superannuation contributions continue once an employee exceeds the quarterly maximum contribution base. Select this checkbox to stop any additional amounts from being deducted and prorate the amount in the current period.
Override min base for ER superannuation	Note: This field was deprecated in release 2025.1.1. This change aligns with the Australian government’s removal of the $450 per month threshold for super guarantee eligibility, from 1 July 2022. Employees must pay super guarantee contributions on all ordinary time earnings.
Minimum threshold amount for Employer Superannuation	Generally, the Superannuation Guarantee for Australian employees is paid after the employee has earned more than $450 in one month. This option allows you to enter another value to indicate a minimum threshold other than the standard $450. For example, you can enter a value of 350 according to the Hospitality Industry General Award (HIGA) and Restaurant Industry Award (RIA) which is paid once an employee earns $350 a month.
Superannuation contribution funds section
Superannuation Contribution Type	The available contribution types: E: Employer V: Voluntary P: Post tax voluntary super contribution Note: Although employees can contribute to two funds at once, a warning message shows if you save more than one active record with the same contribution type. You can still save the records; the purpose of the message is to inform you that an active record already exists.
Choice Fund	The available choice fund types: Employee Nominated APRA Fund Self-Managed Super Fund Employer Nominated Default Fund
Effective From	Start date of the superannuation election.
Effective To	End date of the superannuation election.
Fund Name	The existing superannuation funds that are configured in Payroll Setup > Third Party Payees.
Contribution Calculation Type	The two calculation value options that affect the Contribution Value field: P - Percentage A - Amount
Contribution Value	The superannuation contribution amount, which is affected by the option you select in the Contribution Calculation Type (percentage or amount) field.
Australian Business Number (ABN)	The ABN referenced from the third party payee.
Unique Superannuation Identifier (USI)	The USI referenced from the third party payee.
Membership Number	The membership number of the RSA fund.
Electronic Service Address (ESA)	The ESA of the employee's bank so the fund can receive electronic messages and payments using SuperStream.