These release notes are specific to the Jem 33.0.0 Australian payroll release. We’ve separated them from our general release notes so you can easily find what’s relevant to you.
NOTE: Anything added since the first draft is highlighted in green.
Version 33.0.0
What’s new in Pay
Pay enhancements
Superannuation contributions cap at the Maximum Super Contribution Base each quarter
When an employee's ordinary time earnings exceed $62,500 in a quarter, Jemini caps the super guarantee at $7,500 for that quarter. The cap applies on a quarterly basis, so super calculates at the normal 12% rate until the threshold is reached, then stops. This works for mid-quarter starters and terminations too.
(JEM-25388)
Redundancy termination payments are tracked separately for STP reporting
When you process a termination with redundancy payments (ETP R), Jemini categorises these separately from other termination types. Your STP reporting to the ATO will show the right split between tax-free and taxable components.
(JEM-24998)
Tax-free components for Employee Termination Payments
Jemini calculates tax-free portions for termination payments that include invalidity or pre-1983 service components. The invalidity segment is calculated first based on the employee's days to retirement, and the pre-1983 component uses what's left. This follows ATO ordering rules for tax-free ETP segments.
(JEM-24972, JEM-24969)
Upload AU Tax Table files incrementally for the same effective date
If you need to add different types of tax table data (like Protected Earnings or Super Data) for the same date, you can upload them separately. Previously, you had to delete all existing data for that date and re-upload everything together.
(JEM-25402)
Superannuation contribution rates now support up to four decimal places
Previously, contribution rates were limited to two decimal places. You can now specify precise rates like 9.5275% for employer and employee contributions, and they'll calculate and display accurately across payroll processing and payslips.
(JEM-26002)
Jemini now handles ETP payments that include both excluded and non-excluded components paid within the same financial year
The ETP cap applies to excluded payments like genuine redundancy, and the lesser of the ETP cap or whole-of-income cap applies to non-excluded payments like gratuity and payments in lieu of notice. Jemini reports each with the correct ETP code in your STP submission.
(JEM-23675)
Jemini now calculates severance payments for employees made redundant under the NES
The calculation excludes casual employment periods and unpaid leave to determine the employee's completed years of qualifying service. Jemini then looks up the correct entitlement from the NES redundancy pay table and multiplies it by the employee's weekly base rate.
(JEM-23788)
Reportable Fringe Benefit Amounts
Enter fringe benefit amounts directly in Pay Mode
A new Fringe Benefit Amount field lets you record the reportable fringe benefit value for an employee during pay processing. Once saved, Jemini calculates the grossed-up value automatically using ATO rates.
(JEM-25416)
Reportable Fringe Benefit calculations use the correct gross-up rates for Type 1 and Type 2 benefits
Jemini applies the higher gross-up rate (2.0802) for Type 1 benefits and the lower rate (1.8868) for Type 2 benefits. These calculations feed into your payment summary reporting, so there's no need to work out grossed-up amounts manually.
(JEM-24722)
Jemini calculates Reportable Fringe Benefit Amounts for STP reporting
When you record fringe benefit amounts for employees, Jemini applies the correct ATO gross-up rates and works out the reportable value. Benefits under the $2,000 threshold are automatically excluded from STP reporting. The grossed-up RFBA flows through to your STP submissions so the ATO receives the right figures.
(JEM-22573, JEM-22593, JEM-22599)
Employees with multiple benefit packages get the right RFBA calculation
If an employee receives fringe benefits across more than one package — or has a mix of Type 1 and Type 2 benefits — Jemini handles each package separately and applies the correct gross-up rate to each one. This also works for employees who move between exempt and taxable employer status during the FBT year.
(JEM-22608, JEM-22609)
Fringe benefits are reported correctly after an employee leaves
When an employee is terminated partway through the FBT year, Jemini still includes their fringe benefit amounts in STP reporting. Benefits recorded before and after the termination date are picked up, so nothing falls through the cracks at reporting time.
(JEM-24332, JEM-24333)
Gross-up rates can be updated when ATO rates change
You can update the Type 1 and Type 2 gross-up rates in Jemini when the ATO publishes new values. If rates change during an FBT year, Jemini applies the correct rate based on when the benefit was provided, so your RFBA calculations stay accurate across rate changes.
(JEM-24335, JEM-24336)
Upload fringe benefit amounts in bulk
Rather than entering fringe benefit amounts one employee at a time, you can upload them in bulk using the standard data upload process. This is handy at the end of the FBT year when you need to load benefit data for multiple employees at once.
(JEM-24365)
Jemini picks up fringe benefits added to ongoing transactions retrospectively
If fringe benefit amounts are recorded against transactions that were already processed in earlier pay periods, Jemini detects these and includes them in the next RFBA calculation. You don't need to go back and reprocess old pays.
(JEM-24380)
The correct gross-up type applies based on whether GST credits were claimed
Jemini determines whether each fringe benefit should use the Type 1 (higher) or Type 2 (lower) gross-up rate based on whether the employer claimed GST credits on the benefit. This distinction matters because it affects the reportable amount that appears on your STP submissions.
(JEM-24381)
What's new in People
Leave enhancements
Leave loading automatically reverses when you reverse annual leave
When you reverse annual leave that had leave loading applied, Jemini automatically reverses the leave loading amount too, using the original percentage.
(JEM-25274, JEM-25275)
Long Service Leave accumulators now use generic Australian names
The Long Service Leave accumulator names have been updated from Western Australia-specific labels to generic Australian labels. This reflects that the accumulators apply across Australian states, not just WA.
(JEM-25424)
Import historical service records when setting up Long Service Leave
When you're setting up Long Service Leave in Jemini, you can bring in existing service duration records from your previous payroll system or manual records. This keeps your employees' full service history intact so their LSL entitlements calculate correctly from the start.
(JEM-24678)
Long Service Leave plans are now available for all Australian states and territories
You can set up and attach state-specific Long Service Leave plans for Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory, Tasmania, and the ACT. Each plan is configured according to the relevant state legislation, so entitlement rules and qualifying periods match your employees' jurisdiction.
(JEM-25327, JEM-25328, JEM-25329, JEM-25330, JEM-25331, JEM-25332, JEM-25333)
Termination enhancements
Jemini calculates Employee Termination Payments for Australian employees
When you terminate an employee, Jemini works out the correct ETP amounts based on the termination type. For genuine redundancies, it calculates the tax-free component using National Employment Standards and applies the right caps based on the employee's age. Voluntary terminations generate ETP O payments with whole-of-income cap checks. Notice period (PILON) calculations are included, along with compensation payments for resignation. Where an ETP has both excluded and non-excluded components, Jemini processes and reports them together in the same pay.
(JEM-24357, JEM-23493, JEM-23495, JEM-23518, JEM-23547, JEM-23573, JEM-23576, JEM-23602, JEM-23605, JEM-23609, JEM-23781, JEM-23782, JEM-23812, JEM-23814, JEM-23828, JEM-24969, JEM-24972, JEM-24998)
The termination screen guides you through the right fields for each termination type
When you select a cessation code, Jemini shows only the ETP transaction types that apply and prompts for the relevant details. Ill-health terminations ask for retirement date and employment duration. Employees with a commencement date before 1 July 1983 get additional fields for pre-July 1983 service. Deceased employees have their fields configured automatically. You can also flag whether an employee is re-employable, and choose termination reasons from a backpack selector in the updated People Core Tables.
(JEM-24357, JEM-23555, JEM-23882, JEM-23886, JEM-23888, JEM-23890, JEM-23893, JEM-23896, JEM-23897, JEM-23900, JEM-23901, JEM-23902, JEM-24075, JEM-24076, JEM-24100, JEM-24789, JEM-24826, JEM-25023)
Leave balances pay out automatically when you terminate an employee
For both voluntary and redundancy terminations, Jemini automatically includes any remaining leave entitlements in the final pay. You don't need to manually add leave payout transactions.
(JEM-24357, JEM-23498, JEM-23991)
We've simplified the termination form for Australian employees
We removed the 'Include business leave entitlements in final pay' field because it doesn't apply to Australian payroll. The notification date field now sits alongside the termination date, so related dates are grouped together.
(JEM-25023)
What's new in Business
WGEA reporting
NEW: Workplace Profile Report
The Workplace Profile Report gives you a ready-to-submit snapshot of your workforce composition and remuneration data. You'll find it in the Reporting section of the People bubble. You choose a snapshot date before generating. Jemini then checks your data and flags any gaps before you extract the file. The report exports as an Excel file in the WGEA Unit Level Template format. If your organisation has multiple ABNs, you can filter the report by ABN.
To support accurate reporting, we’ve made a number of changes across Jemini:
Positions Catalogue
Position cards now include a country field: New Zealand or Australia. For Australian positions, Position Code and Position Level are mandatory. For New Zealand, they're optional. The catalogue has new filters for Position Code, Position Function, and Position Level. When both NZ and AU positions exist, Jemini groups the cards into country accordions.
Position Code uses a two-step selector: first pick the code type (OSCA for Australia or NOL for New Zealand), then select the specific code. Australia moved from ANZSCO to OSCA (Occupational Standard Classification for Australia) 4-digit codes in 2024.
Position Level and Gender classification
Position Level and Gender, both set up in earlier releases, feed directly into this report. Position Level drives the Manager Category column, and Gender uses WGEA-standard codes (F, M, X, and O). Employees who haven't disclosed their gender are excluded from the report.
WGEA accumulators
Four new WGEA accumulators let you tag transactions for reporting: Base Salary, One-Time Transaction, OTE (Fixed), and Ongoing Transaction. Jemini pre-assigns the Base Salary accumulator to your standard payroll transactions. You can add the others to any transactions that make up an employee's remuneration.
Bulk upload
The employee upload template now includes Position Code and Position Level fields so you can populate these in bulk.
The report includes the following data per employee: Employee ID, Employing ABN, Occupational Category (OSCA/NOL code), Manager Category (Position Level), Gender, Graduate/Apprentice status, Employment Status, Employment Type, Postcode, Base Salary (annualised FTE), and Total Remuneration (annualised FTE).
(JEM-14521, JEM-14522, JEM-16880, JEM-16881, JEM-16885, JEM-24319, JEM-24388, JEM-24393, JEM-24396, JEM-24398, JEM-24399, JEM-24400, JEM-24401, JEM-24402, JEM-24403, JEM-24405, JEM-24406, JEM-24419, JEM-24425, JEM-24430, JEM-24432, JEM-24433, JEM-24435, JEM-24463, JEM-24464, JEM-24465, JEM-24466, JEM-24477)
NEW: Workforce Management Statistics Report
The Workforce Management Statistics Report tracks employee movements across a 12-month period and is formatted for direct upload to the WGEA portal. You'll find it in the Reporting section of the People bubble. The reporting period runs from 1 April to 31 March and can't be changed. If your organisation has more than one ABN, you need to run a separate report per ABN.
The report counts nine workforce metrics across the reporting period:
Employees promoted
Employees promoted from non-manager to manager
Employees internally appointed
Employees externally appointed
Employees who voluntarily resigned (retirement is excluded)
Employees on primary carer's parental leave (paid)
Employees on primary carer's parental leave (unpaid)
Employees on secondary carer's parental leave
Employees who ceased employment before returning from parental leave
The report uses the Reason for Change field from an earlier release. This field records why an occupation changed (External Appointment, Internal Appointment, Promotion, or Other) and maps each reason to the correct WGEA category.
(JEM-24410, JEM-24411, JEM-24412, JEM-24413, JEM-24451, JEM-24452, JEM-24453, JEM-24455, JEM-24456, JEM-24457, JEM-24458, JEM-24459, JEM-24596, JEM-24723, JEM-24724, JEM-24725)
What else is new
API enhancements
You can now retrieve employee superannuation fund records via the REST API
The new GET endpoint at /employees/{jeminiId}/superfund lets you check if an employee has an active superfund record before creating a new one. This works the same way as the existing KiwiSaver GET endpoint, with optional filters for employment occupancy and point-in-time date queries.
(JEM-25393)
Position API now supports WGEA reporting data
We've added new fields to the existing Position API endpoints so you can submit workplace gender equality data through the API for Australian positions.
(JEM-24861)
System performance enhancements
The termination benefits and payments screen now loads faster
We've improved how Jemini retrieves termination information, so the screen opens more quickly when you access an employee's termination details.
(JEM-25502)
We've improved monitoring for STP lodgement responses so we can catch and fix issues faster
Our operations team now gets automatic alerts when there's a problem retrieving responses from the ATO, so we can resolve issues before they affect your payroll processing.
(JEM-25351)
What's fixed
Customer-raised
Pay
Superannuation now caps correctly at the $62,500 quarterly Maximum Super Contribution Base when a single pay exceeds that amount. The cap wasn't applied when one pay period's OTE went over the quarterly limit, which meant super was calculated on the full amount instead of the capped amount (JEM-25407)
Termination leave payout amounts no longer produce a rounding error that blocks pay calculation (JEM-25148)
Leave
Leave loading now applies correctly when managers approve their own annual leave (JEM-25561)
Long Service Leave no longer pays out on termination when the employee hasn't met the minimum service requirement (JEM-25149)
Terminations
STP files now include year-to-date amounts from before termination when you rehire an employee on the same Jemini ID within the same financial year (JEM-26118)