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100% agree! We shouldn’t have to rely on another person to approve a super payment. It’s an unnecessary step.

Xero needs to update this function so the funds leave the bank account on the scheduled pay-run date, not the date the payment is approved.

We need to be able to pre-approve the super just the same as we can pre approve all future payday payments to employees so we can go on leave. This feature is imperative and it’s rather backwards that Xero has not yet implemented it

I want to be able to approve it in advance like a set and forget. For example payday is coming out on the weekend this month (first day of the month) and I want to be able to approve the super on the Friday so it’s already actioned before COB. Also i want to be able to do it in an easier way such as on the app or sms approval.

Came to say exactly this, thank you to the first person that raised it.

This is critical for businesses that close over the December/January holiday period where multiple pay runs are pre-loaded to happen automatically.

We pay wages weekly, and this would be critical in our cashflow over that time where funds are sporadic.

I came here to add this exact product idea. Ideally the execution would allow for full flexibility - just add a 'process date' to the super batch approval.

If you have cash to pay it today and you're happy to pay in advance, you can do so. If you want to post-date the super to due date or some other future date, you can select to do so (with eg a drop-down - process now - process on due date - select date).

Even in week to week processes, so many businesses have multi-day approval processes for payroll (eg timesheets submitted Monday, payroll processed Tuesday, payment uploaded Wednesday for payment) and at times even a single day difference between processing and payment uploading can create an end of month, end of quarter or end of year reconciliation mis-match (which is not illegal, but is a complete nuisance).

Obviously as people have noted in other comments, the issue is further exacerbated in businesses where wages may be bulk-processed in advance eg due to annual leave or planned sick leave, or even due to the business arrangement (eg all staff are related parties on salary, bookkeeper only works in the file once a month and processes all payroll in advance for the month).

This is a fundamental issue that should have been done right from the start of payday super, especially to have the payments align for audit and reconciling.

This is also a big concern for small businesses, esp if there's only one payroll person who wants to take leave but also for processing multiple pays in advance over Dec/Jan which also impacts cash flow.

One of my clients has a payrun which is due to be processed (and the super paid) on the 28th December 2026. I would like to pre-process this payrun before I go on holiday, and have the payrun and the super paid on the paydate (or the day after, given the 28th is a public holiday). The pay itself will go through on the day I set; why not the super?

Pay Day Super Scheduling
We need to be able schedule pay day super as we can schedule pays in advance during closedown periods at Christmas. I have contacted support and their answers are NOT practical. I will not be paying all pays in December. I schedule January pays before we close. They also advised to have someone else action the super payments (I will be overseas without a laptop) In our small family business, this is not possible as we are all travelling! This needs to be rectified before we get to the Christmas close down period. I know I am not the only one requesting this, I have seen others mentioning it online.

I am very disappointed that all they have done to Super is to ad more ways to add more approvers. That is NOT what we want. We want more ways apart from SMS to approve so that we can do it ourselves.

***This is a critical feature***.
Super should automatically coincide with the date the pays have been set up. Most payroll officers set up the pays a day or two or more in advance to give themselves time to get it all correct, checked and approved. Super should be able to be approved and come out of the bank the same day as the pays.

This is particularly important for small business owners who do not have relief staff. For example, I am taking 4 weeks of leave so will be future dating 4 weeks of pays to happen whilst I am away. I do not want to be paying the super now on approval of these pay runs. There should be the ability to future date the auto super payment to coincide with the pay date.

I am about to go on leave and processed a future pay run so I wouldn't need to take my laptop with me. However, to ensure everything was taken care of before I left, I was required to pay the superannuation before the employees had actually been paid.
This doesn't seem like a practical or logical process and creates unnecessary complications for businesses trying to manage payroll while on leave. I believe this is an issue that should be reviewed and addressed as soon as possible to prevent other users from having to do the same thing.
Please consider this feedback and investigate whether the workflow can be improved.
Thank you.

Approve Super Now, Pay on Payday — Future-Dated Super to Match Payday Super Compliance

Currently, when a payroll approver authorises superannuation in Xero, the payment is submitted to the clearing house immediately or on the next business day — regardless of when wages are scheduled to land. This creates a compliance tension for businesses using future-dated ABA files, where wages are processed ahead of pay day but released on a scheduled date.

With the introduction of Payday Super legislation in Australia from 1st July 2026, employers are required to pay super on the same day as wages. Xero should allow the authorised super approver to approve the super payment at the time of payroll finalisation, with the clearing house submission automatically scheduled to coincide with the nominated pay date , not the approval date.

This would give businesses a single, clean payroll workflow: process, approve, and schedule everything on one day, with wages and super both landing on the correct pay date. It removes the need to return to Xero on pay day solely to release super (which might be a weekend), reduces the risk of timing non-compliance, and brings Xero's super workflow in line with the realities of Payday Super obligations.

For any Xero customer using future-dated payroll, which will become increasingly common as businesses adapt to Payday Super, this feature is not a nice-to-have. It is the missing piece of a compliant, fully automated monthly payroll workflow.

How do we get this on the product teams urgent roadmap?

This is a critical feature for pre-scheduled pays.

Employees have the right to disconnect therefore shouldn't need to be entering approval codes during closure periods.

This is a critical feature now that we have payday Super. Many industries have closure periods, particularly over Christmas, where I, like most Admins in my field, schedule the pays in advance for while everyone is on leave.

Pre-scheduled pays just do their thing while I enjoy a break with my family

How do you suggest we handle this now that Payday Super is in play?

What can we do to get this on the product teams roadmap as this is critical for all of the businesses I look after and after reading the comments here, many others. The inability to schedule is actually going to create a lot more work for anyone who does payroll in advance and uses readily available scheduling tools.
Sorry Xero, I feel you have been mostly asleep at the wheel on payday super with mostly cosmetic changes to date and I hope to see something meaningful in the next fortnight

This is essential to me, I often do payrolls in advance if going away or to prepare for Christmas shutdown periods. The super payment should be processed on the same day as the payroll payment so being able to approve it for a future date is required.

This is an extremely important feature. Can you provide an update on when this will be available?

I would like to request the ability to schedule superannuation payments for a future date.

I operate multiple companies, many of which have payroll amounts that are consistent from pay period to pay period. This allows payroll to be prepared well in advance.

It would be extremely beneficial to be able to process and authorise superannuation payments ahead of time and have them automatically paid on a nominated future date. This functionality would reduce administrative burden, improve cash-flow management, and assist businesses in complying with the Payday Super requirements commencing from 1 July 2026.

Xero where is this at?????