Payslip Generator (Australia)

Under the Fair Work Regulations 2009 (reg 3.46), every payslip must show: the employer's and employee's names, the employer's ABN (if any), the pay period, the date of payment, gross and net pay, and — for hourly employees — the ordinary hourly rate, the hours worked at that rate and the total at that rate. It must also itemise any loadings (including casual loading), allowances, bonuses, incentive payments or penalty rates, every deduction with its name and amount plus the fund or account it went to, and the super contributions made (or to be made) with the name of the fund. Leave balances are best practice but not required (checked against fairwork.gov.au, 21 July 2026).

Within 1 working day of pay day — even if the employee is on leave. Payslips can be electronic (email or portal) or hard copy, and electronic payslips must contain the same information as paper ones (Fair Work Ombudsman, checked 21 July 2026).

Yes. Every employee in the national workplace relations system — full-time, part-time or casual — must get a payslip for each pay. For casuals, the casual loading must be shown as its own line, or the payslip can note that the hourly rate already incorporates the loading (fairwork.gov.au).

Fair Work Inspectors can issue infringement notices — currently up to $1,980 per breach for an individual and $9,900 per breach for a company (FWO infringement notices fact sheet, checked 21 July 2026; the FWO notes these amounts are under review following penalty increases that started 1 July 2026). If the FWO takes the matter to court, civil penalties for payslip and record-keeping breaches run up to $21,840 per contravention for an individual, $109,200 for a company with fewer than 15 employees and $546,000 for larger companies — roughly ten times more for knowing or reckless 'serious contraventions' (FWO Litigation page, checked 21 July 2026). Employers without proper records can also face a reverse onus of proof in underpayment claims.

Generally no. Super guarantee is 12% of ordinary time earnings (OTE) from 1 July 2025, and overtime payments are not OTE provided the employee's ordinary hours are clearly identified in an award or agreement. If overtime cannot be separately identified, all hours count as ordinary hours and attract super (ATO, checked 21 July 2026). This generator applies super to ordinary pay plus allowances and excludes the overtime lines.

No. Payslips and STP are separate obligations. You must still report salaries, wages, PAYG withholding and super liability to the ATO through STP-enabled software on or before each pay day. This tool creates the payslip record for your employee — it does not lodge anything with the ATO.