Does HelloBooks handle Australian payroll end to end?

Yes. HelloBooks handles the AU payroll cycle end to end: employee onboarding with stapled-fund check, award/EBA interpretation, leave balances under the National Employment Standards, PAYG withholding using ATO tax tables, terminations and ETPs, STP Phase 2 lodgement to the ATO each pay event, and Super Guarantee at 12% of OTE for a SuperStream-compliant contribution batch. Timesheets can be entered directly or synced from HelloTime (TimeX).

How does the integration with HelloTime / TimeX work?

HelloTime (also known as TimeX) handles attendance, rostering and award interpretation. Approved timesheets flow into HelloBooks as pay-item lines on the next pay run, with award interpretation already applied. The two products share an identity layer so a single login covers both.

Does HelloBooks support Fair Work modern awards?

Yes. Pay items in HelloBooks are tagged with award classification, ordinary hours, overtime multipliers, allowance categories and OTE flags. The most-used Fair Work modern awards are pre-configured and you can add custom EBAs for collective agreements. Penalty rates apply automatically based on the day, time and award rules.

How does HelloBooks calculate PAYG withholding?

PAYG withholding uses the ATO tax tables that match the employee's tax treatment code: standard tax tables (NAT 1004), HELP/STSL adjustments, working holiday maker rates, foreign resident rates, and Medicare levy variations. The tax-free threshold, tax offset claims and STSL flags come from the STP Phase 2 tax treatment code on the employee record. PAYG withheld flows directly to W2 on the BAS.

Does HelloBooks handle leave balances and the National Employment Standards?

Yes. Annual leave (4 weeks, 5 for shift workers), personal/carer's leave (10 days), compassionate leave, long service leave (per state legislation) and unpaid parental leave accrue on each pay run per the National Employment Standards. Leave-loading is configurable, and cash-out of leave is reported with the correct STP Phase 2 paid-leave-type code.

Does HelloBooks handle terminations, redundancies and ETPs?

Yes. The termination workflow walks through unused annual leave, unused long service leave, redundancy lump sum A and B, ETP (employment termination payment) classifications and tax treatment per the ATO ETP rules. The cessation type and date flow into the next STP Phase 2 pay event so the ATO closes out the employee's income statement correctly.

Does HelloBooks handle directors, contractors and labour-hire employees?

Yes. Each employee record is set with an income type — salary and wages, closely held payee, working holiday maker, foreign employment, labour hire, voluntary agreement or other — and STP Phase 2 reports the income type on every pay event. Directors fees are reported separately under Phase 2.

How does payroll connect to the rest of HelloBooks?

Pay runs post a single salary journal to the general ledger: gross wages and on-costs to expense accounts, PAYG withholding to a liability account that closes via the BAS, Super Guarantee to a super-payable liability account that closes via the SuperStream payment, and net pay to the bank account when paid. Reports tie back from any line in P&L to the pay run that generated it.

Can HelloBooks run multi-state payroll where state payroll tax differs?

Yes. Each employee record carries a state, and HelloBooks accrues state payroll tax (in the states where you are over the threshold) per the relevant state revenue office's rules. Reports per state are available for lodgement to the relevant revenue authority.

When does the system switch from quarterly Super Guarantee to Payday Super?

On 1 July 2026, when the legislated Payday Super framework starts, HelloBooks switches to per-payday SG payment. Because HelloBooks already calculates SG on each pay event for STP Phase 2, the change is a SuperStream contribution-frequency setting rather than a re-implementation. The new Super Guarantee charge that applies to late payments is also tracked.

Australia · Payroll

Australian payroll, end to end

HelloBooks runs Australian payroll from timesheet to STP submission to net-wage payment in one ledger. Fair Work modern awards drive pay-item rates, PAYG withholding uses ATO tax tables, leave balances accrue under the National Employment Standards, terminations and ETPs are classified for both the ATO and the BAS, STP Phase 2 lodges on each pay event, and Super Guarantee accrues at 12% of OTE for a SuperStream-compliant contribution batch. Timesheets sync from HelloTime (TimeX) or you enter hours directly.

Last updated: 2026-05-09Last reviewed against ATO docs: 2026-05-09

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Capabilities

What AU payroll covers in HelloBooks

Each capability ties to an ATO or Fair Work obligation. Here is the surface area we cover today.

Awards & EBA interpretation

Pay items are tagged with award classification, ordinary hours and OTE flags. Penalties, overtime multipliers and allowances are applied per the relevant Fair Work modern award or enterprise agreement.

Leave balances & accruals

Annual leave, personal/carer's leave, long service leave and parental leave accrue per the National Employment Standards. Leave-loading and cash-out of leave are handled with the right STP Phase 2 leave-type code.

PAYG withholding

Tax tables (NAT 1004, NAT 3539 and the variants for HELP/STSL, working holiday makers, foreign residents) apply automatically based on the employee's tax treatment code; PAYG withholding flows to W2 on the BAS.

Terminations and ETPs

Termination workflow handles unused leave on termination, lump sum A/B/D/E classifications and Employment Termination Payments (ETPs) with the correct Phase 2 type and tax treatment.

TimeX / HelloTime sync

Timesheets, rostering and attendance flow from HelloTime (TimeX) into HelloBooks pay runs. Approved hours become pay-item lines without re-keying, with award interpretation already applied.

STP Phase 2 + SuperStream

Every pay run lodges an STP Phase 2 submission to the ATO and accrues Super Guarantee at 12% of OTE for the SuperStream contribution batch. PAYG withholding closes against the BAS.

HelloBooks pay run with HelloTime timesheets synced

Pay run drawing approved timesheets from HelloTime (illustrative; AU-specific capture pending).

Time → Pay

Timesheets sync from HelloTime to HelloBooks

HelloTime (TimeX) handles rostering, attendance and award interpretation. Approved timesheets become pay-item lines on the next HelloBooks pay run with no re-keying. Penalty rates, overtime and allowances are already applied so the pay run starts from a clean award-correct number.

One identity across HelloBooks and HelloTime.
Approved timesheets only — manager-approved hours flow through.
Audit trail back to the timesheet entry from any pay-run line.

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How HelloBooks does this

Setup → Pay run → STP → Net pay & super

1
Set up the entity and employees
Configure the AU entity (ABN, withholder branch, default super fund, BAS reporting cycle) and onboard each employee with income type, tax treatment code, employment basis, super fund (with stapled-fund check) and award classification.
2
Capture hours from HelloTime or enter directly
Approved timesheets sync from HelloTime, or you enter hours directly per pay item. Awards interpretation, allowances and overtime multipliers are applied as the timesheet is loaded into the pay run.
3
Run the pay event
HelloBooks calculates gross by Phase 2 category, PAYG withholding using the right tax table, leave accruals and Super Guarantee on OTE. The salary journal posts to the GL automatically.
4
Lodge STP, pay net wages and remit super
On finalisation HelloBooks submits the STP Phase 2 pay event to the ATO, generates the bank file for net wages, and rolls the SG accrual into the next SuperStream contribution batch.

HelloBooks pay run summary with STP Phase 2 lodgement status

Pay run summary with STP lodgement status (illustrative; AU-specific capture pending).

Related HelloBooks AU guides

ATO source documents

Reviewed against ato.gov.au and fairwork.gov.au on 2026-05-09.

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Australian payroll, end to end

What AU payroll covers in HelloBooks

Awards & EBA interpretation

Leave balances & accruals

PAYG withholding

Terminations and ETPs

TimeX / HelloTime sync

STP Phase 2 + SuperStream

Timesheets sync from HelloTime to HelloBooks

Setup → Pay run → STP → Net pay & super

Set up the entity and employees

Capture hours from HelloTime or enter directly

Run the pay event

Lodge STP, pay net wages and remit super

Related HelloBooks AU guides

ATO source documents

AU payroll questions answered

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Australian payroll, end to end

What AU payroll covers in HelloBooks

Awards & EBA interpretation

Leave balances & accruals

PAYG withholding

Terminations and ETPs

TimeX / HelloTime sync

STP Phase 2 + SuperStream

Timesheets sync from HelloTime to HelloBooks

Setup → Pay run → STP → Net pay & super

Set up the entity and employees

Capture hours from HelloTime or enter directly

Run the pay event

Lodge STP, pay net wages and remit super

Related HelloBooks AU guides

ATO source documents

AU payroll questions answered

Does HelloBooks handle Australian payroll end to end?

How does the integration with HelloTime / TimeX work?

Does HelloBooks support Fair Work modern awards?

How does HelloBooks calculate PAYG withholding?

Does HelloBooks handle leave balances and the National Employment Standards?

Does HelloBooks handle terminations, redundancies and ETPs?

Does HelloBooks handle directors, contractors and labour-hire employees?

How does payroll connect to the rest of HelloBooks?

Can HelloBooks run multi-state payroll where state payroll tax differs?

When does the system switch from quarterly Super Guarantee to Payday Super?

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