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EBAs · AU
How EBA Interpretation Works in Payroll
Learn how to interpret an Australian EBA for payroll, including coverage, classifications, overtime, allowances, super and back pay.
Last updated 21 September 2026
Payday super · AU
What Replaced the SBSCH for Small Builders?
The SBSCH closed on 1 July 2026. See what small Australian builders use now and how to meet payday super deadlines.
Last updated 20 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Payroll Tax for Mobile Crews Across State Lines
How to allocate payroll tax when Australian construction crews work across state lines, including nexus rules, thresholds and records.
Last updated 19 September 2026
Job costing · AU
Labour Cost Overruns: How to Catch Them Weekly
A weekly method for spotting labour cost overruns using hours, pay rates, productivity, payroll accruals and forecast checks.
Last updated 17 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Foreman approvals: the missing layer in construction payroll
Why foreman approval belongs between site timesheets and payroll, including the checks, cut-offs and records Australian builders need.
Last updated 16 September 2026
Awards · AU
Tool allowance rates for trades in Australia
How Australian trade tool allowances work under awards, including rate checks, payroll treatment and September 2026 rules.
Last updated 15 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Super stapling for new construction hires
How to check stapled super funds for new construction workers, handle fund choices and avoid paying super into the wrong account.
Last updated 13 September 2026
EBAs · AU
Multi-EBA Payroll for Contractors Working Across Sites
How Australian contractors can manage EBA coverage, site rates, allowances, overtime and super when employees move between construction sites.
Last updated 12 September 2026
Payday super · AU
Payday super with weekly pays and 30-day progress claims
How contractors can fund payday super on weekly wages while waiting 30 days for progress claim payments, with dates and a worked example.
Last updated 11 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Portable long service leave: CoINVEST and friends
How CoINVEST and Australia’s other portable long service leave schemes affect construction payroll, levies, reporting and worker records.
Last updated 10 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Timesheets for Workers Who Are Not on Your Payroll
How Australian construction hosts should capture, approve and reconcile timesheets for labour hire workers and contractors.
Last updated 9 September 2026
Job costing · AU
Why CSV Timesheet Imports Fail Builders
CSV timesheet imports lose award logic, job codes and audit detail. See why builders get payroll errors and weak job costs.
Last updated 8 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
How to Get a 60-Year-Old Formworker to Use a Timesheet App
A practical way to help an experienced formworker use a timesheet app without slowing the crew or creating payroll mistakes.
Last updated 7 September 2026
Awards · AU
Apprentice Pay Rates in Australian Construction
How Australian construction apprentice pay is calculated under awards, including percentages, overtime, allowances and adult apprentice rules.
Last updated 6 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Portable long service leave: CoINVEST and QLeave explained
How CoINVEST and QLeave affect construction payroll, worker service records, employer returns and project levies in Victoria and Queensland.
Last updated 5 September 2026
EBAs · AU
EBA rate increases: how to keep payroll current
How to apply EBA rate increases, update linked entitlements, test payroll and correct backpay for Australian construction workers.
Last updated 4 September 2026
Payday super · AU
Payday super for labour hire companies
Payday super rules for Australian labour hire companies, including the 12% SG rate, 7-business-day deadline and payroll checks.
Last updated 3 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
What an FWO audit asks for and how to be ready
Learn what Fair Work inspectors may request, which payroll records to prepare and how construction employers can respond to an FWO audit.
Last updated 2 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
RCTIs for subbies: how recipient-created invoices work
Learn when Australian construction and labour hire firms can issue RCTIs for subbies, what to include, and the main GST traps.
Last updated 1 September 2026
Job costing · AU
Cost Codes and Payroll Integration for Construction
Learn how cost codes connect construction payroll to jobs, phases and tasks, including wages, overtime, allowances, super and on-costs.
Last updated 31 August 2026
Payroll operations · AU
GPS on Timesheets: What Is Legal in Australia?
When GPS timesheets are legal in Australia, including notice, consent, privacy, payroll records and rules for tracking workers off the clock.
Last updated 30 August 2026
Awards · AU
Travel and fares allowance in construction
How travel and fares allowances work under Australian construction awards, including site travel, distant work and payroll treatment.
Last updated 29 August 2026
Payroll operations · AU
STP Phase 2 for construction employers
How Australian construction employers should report allowances, overtime, leave, super and terminations through STP Phase 2.
Last updated 27 August 2026
EBAs · AU
Incolink, BERT and CIPQ redundancy fund contributions explained
Incolink, BERT and CIPQ obligations explained, including contributions, payroll treatment, super and redundancy rules as at September 2026.
Last updated 20 September 2026
Payday super · AU
Cbus and payday super for construction crews
Cbus payday super rules for construction crews as at September 2026, covering the 12% rate, 7 business day deadline and fund choice.
Last updated 20 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Wage theft is criminal now: what builders must know
As at September 2026, learn when wage theft is criminal in Australia, the penalties builders face and how to respond to underpayments.
Last updated 20 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
How to Reconcile Labour Hire Invoices Against Timesheets
Match labour hire invoices to approved timesheets, rates, allowances, GST and on-costs using Australian figures current at September 2026.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Job costing · AU
Real-Time Labour Job Costing for Builders
Real-time labour job costing for Australian builders, with super, overtime, allowances and record-keeping figures current at September 2026.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Why paper timesheets cost builders a day a week
See how paper timesheets cost builders hours each week, create payroll risks and weaken records, with key figures current at September 2026.
Last updated 13 September 2026
Awards · AU
Building and Construction Award MA000020 explained
Current guide to MA000020 coverage, pay, overtime, RDOs, allowances, inclement weather, casuals and records as at September 2026.
Last updated 6 September 2026
Payroll operations · AU
Why You Shouldn't Build Your Own Timesheet or Payroll System With Claude Code
Why AI-built timesheets can miss Australian payroll rules, SG, EBA rates and compliance checks, updated as at September 2026.
Last updated 6 September 2026
EBAs · AU
EBA vs Award Pay in Australian Construction
Compare EBA and award pay in Australian construction, including rates, overtime, allowances, RDOs and super as at September 2026.
Last updated 6 September 2026
Payday super · AU
SGC penalties for late super under payday super
Payday super deadlines and SGC penalties as at August 2026, including 12% SG, the 7 business day rule, daily earnings and uplifts.
Last updated 30 August 2026
Payday super · AU
How Payday Super Changes Construction Cash Flow
How payday super affects construction cash flow, weekly funding, contribution timing and late payment risks as at August 2026.
Last updated 30 August 2026
Payday super · AU
How Payday Super Works for Builders
Payday super for Australian builders as at August 2026: the 12% rate, 7 business day deadline, payroll timing and late payment risks.
Last updated 30 August 2026
Reviewed August 2026.