Generally, as an employee, your employer should be paying super for you if you are:
- aged 18 years or over but under 70 and
- paid at least $450 (before tax) in a calendar month
If you are under 18, you are eligible for compulsory super guarantee if you work 30 hours or more a week.
You may also be eligible if you work under a contract that is wholly or principally for your labour
You may
not be eligible if you’re:
- paid to do work of a private or domestic nature for 30 hours or less each week
- a non-resident employee and you’re paid to do work outside Australia
- a member of the Army, Navy or Air Force Reserve
- a foreign executive holding a specific class of visa or entry permit, or
- temporarily working in Australia for an overseas employer and are covered by a bilateral social security agreement.