Business admin resources for Australian tradies: ATO obligations, ABN registration, BAS lodgement, superannuation for sole traders, and public liability insurance requirements.
Since 26 August 2025, small business employees can refuse unreasonable after-hours contact. You can still call; what matters is why, how, and whether you pay them to be available. The five factors, what trade awards allow, and an on-call set-up.
Australia has eight state and territory workers compensation schemes. Here's which one covers your staff, when a subcontractor counts as your worker and what the premium is calculated on, with the detail from NSW and Victoria.
The building, plumbing and electrical contracting awards each require two months' written notice to direct annual leave over a Christmas shutdown, so a 24 December close needs notice by about 24 October. What a direction covers, the 2026–27 public holidays by state, and workers short of leave.
Crossed the ATO's thresholds on your last return? You are now paying this year's income tax in quarterly PAYG instalments, the first due on 28 October. How you were entered, the instalment amount versus the rate, when varying helps, and the interest charge for varying too low.
Super now has to reach the fund within seven business days of every payday. Here's how the ATO counts the days, what the 12% covers and what a missed payday costs.
