Is Your Payroll Pipeline
Governed?
Free 2-minute assessment. Discover your payroll compliance risk exposure under the Fair Work Act and Closing Loopholes Act.
$1.35B
in underpayments remediated since 2019
6 yrs
record-keeping obligation under Closing Loopholes
$8.25M
max corporate penalty (Closing Loopholes Act 2024)
10 yrs
max imprisonment for intentional wage theft
Criminal
wage theft provisions effective 1 Jan 2025
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Answer 8 questions about your payroll pipeline. Takes under 2 minutes.
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Pipeline Score
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Governance Gaps
Top Governance Gaps
How Your Systems Compare
Your Score
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Industry Avg
42
Best Practice
85+
With Shadow Payroll
90+
What is Shadow Payroll?
Shadow payroll independently recalculates every pay line against the award before pay day. It catches classification errors, overtime miscalculations, and allowance omissions before they become underpayments. Under the Closing Loopholes Act 2024, employers face up to $8.25M corporate penalty per serious contravention and up to 10 years imprisonment for intentional wage theft.
Payroll Governance
What Changes With a Governed Pipeline
Move from reactive to proactive payroll compliance.
Today
With Smartta
99.7%
Pay Accuracy
0
Variance Alerts
3
Classification Flags
100%
Audit Coverage
Shadow payroll is Smartta's core capability — independent pay verification on every pay line, every pay run, before pay day.
Why Payroll Governance Matters Now
Three regulatory changes that have made payroll compliance a board-level risk.
Closing Loopholes Act 2024
Maximum corporate penalty per serious contravention. Criminal wage theft provisions effective 1 Jan 2025 — up to 10 years imprisonment for intentional underpayment. Employers must prove they took reasonable steps to comply.
Record-Keeping Obligation
Fair Work can request 6 years of records. If you cannot produce them, the burden of proof reverses — you must prove you paid correctly.
Modern Award Complexity
122+ Modern Awards, each with unique classification, penalty rate, and allowance rules. Manual interpretation is the primary root cause of underpayment.
Disclaimer: This tool provides a general compliance risk indication based on the information you supply. It is not legal advice. Scores are estimates derived from publicly available regulatory guidance and industry benchmarks. Actual compliance obligations depend on your specific circumstances, applicable awards, enterprise agreements, and employment contracts.
Risk exposure estimates are indicative only. They illustrate the potential cost of undetected payroll errors and do not constitute a financial forecast. You should seek professional advice from a qualified employment lawyer or payroll consultant for specific compliance questions.
Smartta is a product of Smartplace Pty Ltd (ABN 85 619 373 246).