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Find out which clauses your payroll is getting wrong

Ten questions about the parts of construction payroll that quietly generate underpayments. You get a risk band and a fix list immediately, in your browser, with no email and no follow-up call.

Self-assessment

Which clauses is your payroll getting wrong?

Answer as your payroll actually runs today, not as the process document says it should.

  1. 01Do approved site timesheets reach payroll without anyone exporting or re-keying a file?

  2. 02Is your industry allowance treated as all-purpose when overtime and penalties are calculated?

  3. 03Are fares and travel patterns paid per day actually worked rather than a flat weekly amount?

  4. 04Does your RDO accrual match the published calendar for each state you work in?

  5. 05Do shift loadings and overtime interact correctly when a worker does both in one day?

  6. 06Does super reach the fund within 7 business days of every payday?

  7. 07Is super calculated on ordinary time earnings including all-purpose allowances?

  8. 08Can you see labour cost by job and cost code before the week closes?

  9. 09Is someone maintaining your EBA rates and increments as they step up?

  10. 10Are portable long service levies reported from the same hours you pay on?

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Audit questions

Do I have to give you my email?

No. The audit runs entirely in your browser and we never see your answers. If you want to talk afterwards, that's your move to make.

What are the most common construction payroll errors?

Treating all-purpose allowances as non-all-purpose when calculating penalties, paying travel and fares weekly instead of per day worked, mishandling the interaction of shift loadings with overtime, and RDO accruals that drift from the published calendar.

How far back does underpayment exposure go?

Wage records must be kept seven years and claims commonly reach back six. A small per-hour error across a crew compounds quickly, which is why clause-level accuracy matters more than headline rates.

Is this legal advice?

No. It's a self-assessment against common failure points. For a determination on your obligations, use your agreement, the current award and your own advisers.

Reviewed August 2026. General information only, not legal or financial advice.