Higher Education Industry-General Staff-Award 2010 - Business SA

Higher Education Industry—General Staff—Award 2010superannuation legislation individual employees generally have the opportunityto choose their own superannuation fund. If an employee does not choose asuperannuation fund, any superannuation fund nominated in the awardcovering the employee applies.(b)The rights and obligations in these clauses supplement those in superannuationlegislation.20.2 Employer contributions(a) An employer must make such superannuation contributions to asuperannuation fund for the benefit of an employee as will avoid the employerbeing required to pay the superannuation guarantee charge undersuperannuation legislation with respect to that employee.(b)Employers who, before 12 September 2008 made contributions of 3% to theTertiary Education Superannuation Scheme for the benefit of employees forwhom they were not required to pay the superannuation guarantee charge, mustcontinue to make such contributions as if the Tertiary EducationSuperannuation Scheme – Superannuation Award 1988 continued to apply.20.3 Voluntary employee contributions(a)(b)(c)Subject to the governing rules of the relevant superannuation fund, anemployee may, in writing, authorise their employer to pay on behalf of theemployee a specified amount from the post-taxation wages of the employeeinto the same superannuation fund as the employer makes the superannuationcontributions provided for in clause 20.2.An employee may adjust the amount the employee has authorised theiremployer to pay from the wages of the employee from the first of the monthfollowing the giving of three months’ written notice to their employer.The employer must pay the amount authorised under clauses 20.3(a) or (b) nolater than 28 days after the end of the month in which the deduction authorisedunder clauses 20.3(a) or (b) was made.20.4 Superannuation fund[20.4 varied by PR994510 from 01Jan10]Unless, to comply with superannuation legislation, the employer is required to makethe superannuation contributions provided for in clause 20.2 to anothersuperannuation fund that is chosen by the employee, the employer must make thesuperannuation contributions provided for in clause 20.2 and pay the amountauthorised under clauses 20.3(a) or (b) to one of the following superannuation fundsor its successor:(a)(b)Unisuper; orany superannuation fund to which the employer was making superannuationcontributions for the benefit of its employees before 12 September 2008,provided the superannuation fund is an eligible choice fund.MA000007 23