Employer Information

On 1 December 2009 Datacom Employer Services Limited was appointed as the Scheme Administration Manager for the NPF schemes. The NPF schemes administration was previously undertaken by Jacques Martin. Any references to Jacques Martin on the screen downloads included on the following pages should be read as references to Datacom.

As an employer, you need to regularly send National Provident Fund superannuation contribution payments and corresponding data to Datacom, the Scheme Administration Manager, so that funds can be allocated to member accounts.

Here you will find information about how and when these contributions must be sent. Our goal is to:

ensure members receive funds to their superannuation accounts as soon as possible after the money is deducted from their pay.
make streamlined and automated options available to ensure the processing of contributions is as simple as possible for employers and Datacom.

How To Send National Provident Fund Superannuation Contributions and Data

Following are the required business standards to help us achieve the above goals:

NPF Superannuation Contribution Procedures
Contributions and contribution data submitted to the NPF Administration Manager, Datacom, must comply in each of the following areas:
On time	Contributions must be submitted on the day the employee contributions are deducted from your employees’ pay. (Due Date = Pay Date)
Transmitted Electronically	Money - the payment of total contributions must be either by Direct Debit or Direct Credit Data - Contribution Data can only be submitted through the Scheme administarator's Excel template, or the web facility, or emailed IPAR (ASCII text format)
Complete and correct	The following is required for all submission methods: Contribution payments and contribution data are required on Due Date Total contributions paid must equal the total on the contribution data submitted Each NPF Scheme must have a separate submission The following requirements relate to the submission method used: Direct Credit referencing must be complete and correct The Scheme administrator's Excel template format must include valid dates and contract numbers The Scheme administrator's web facility must include a separate submission for each different NPF scheme IPAR requires correct formats (a validation tool will be provided)