How to hire a housekeeper in Australia

ATO, Employee Entitlements, Super

Hiring a housekeeper can make a huge difference to a busy household. A housekeeper can do much more than simply clean your home — depending on the role, they may also help with laundry, ironing, grocery shopping, meal preparation and keeping the household organised....

Domestic payroll changes for FY 2026

ATO, Miscellaneous Award, Super

From July 1, 2025, changes to tax, super and pay rates have been bought in which may impact the payment to your nanny and domestic staff. Superannuation Increase to 12% Starting from July 1st, 2025, the superannuation guarantee rate will increase to 12%. This is the...

ATO super crackdown

ATO, Super

Since 2017, the ATO has been collecting employee payslips to manage to national tax gap. The most recent National ATO Audit Report concluded that many employers haven’t been paying superannuation to their employees on time or at all. Because of reports of large...

Annual leave for nannies | going into negative

ATO, Leave, Super

My nanny has resigned with a negative annual leave balance? When you hire a full or part time permanent nanny or au pair, they should be accruing annual leave, accruing at a base rate of pay on the ordinary hours. For a full time employee its a 4 weeks annual leave...