Contractors

If you're a contractor but considered an employee for super purposes, you may be entitled to super from your employer.

If you’re a contractor paid wholly or principally for your labour, you’re considered an employee for super purposes and entitled to super guarantee contributions under the same rules as employees.

A contract may be considered ‘wholly or principally for labour’ if:

• you’re paid wholly or principally for your personal labour and skills
• you perform the contract work personally
• you’re paid for hours worked, rather than to achieve a result.

For super to apply, the contract must be directly between you and your employer. It can’t be through another person or through a company, trust or partnership.

To work out if you’re entitled to super guarantee contributions use our employee or contractor pages.