{"id":35366,"date":"2026-04-17T11:30:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T01:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/?p=35366"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:57:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T01:57:05","slug":"doessel-group-vs-pascua-case-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/en\/doessel-group-vs-pascua-case-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Doessel Group vs Pascua"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35366\" class=\"elementor elementor-35366\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7625f44 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7625f44\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7329530 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7329530\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-aa53278 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>11:30 am<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-db6bc01 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t9 min read\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dfd759 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dfd759\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116333b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"116333b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dfc7a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9dfc7a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d416e7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d416e7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0418c09 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0418c09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Doessel Group vs Joanna Pascua [2024] FWC 2669 (upheld [2025] FWCFB 43) is the most significant Australian employment ruling affecting offshore staffing in a generation. It established that a Filipino worker engaged as an &#8220;independent contractor&#8221; could be a deemed Australian employee \u2014 and that geographic location provides no jurisdictional immunity from the Fair Work Act. This forensic analysis covers the facts, the four determinative factors, the appeal outcome, and the full 2026 compliance roadmap.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbf5b34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cbf5b34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d42044e elementor-toc--content-ellipsis elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"d42044e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;container&quot;:&quot;Main&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;collapse_subitems&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-circle&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_widescreen&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__d42044e\" class=\"elementor-toc__body elementor-toc__list-items--collapsible\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176daec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"176daec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afdcfa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afdcfa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Doessel Group vs Pascua changed everything<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007eca9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"007eca9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f938f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f938f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ruling in Doessel Group Pty Ltd vs Joanna Pascua\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/documents\/decisionssigned\/pdf\/2024fwc2669.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[2024] FWC 2669<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fwc.gov.au\/documents\/decisionssigned\/pdf\/2025fwcfb43.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upheld on full bench appeal as [2025] FWCFB 43<\/a>, is the most consequential Australian employment law decision affecting offshore staffing arrangements in recent memory. The Doessel Group vs Pascua ruling&#8217;s message is unambiguous: geographic location does not provide jurisdictional immunity from the Fair Work Act. If the substance of a working relationship looks like employment, it is employment \u2014 regardless of where the worker sits or what the contract says.<\/p><p>Before Doessel, many Australian SMEs operated on the assumption that hiring workers as &#8220;independent contractors&#8221; in the Philippines \u2014 or any offshore jurisdiction \u2014 placed the relationship outside the reach of Australian employment law. This assumption was convenient. It was also wrong.<\/p><p>This article provides a complete forensic analysis of the Doessel Group vs Pascua case: the facts, the FWC&#8217;s reasoning, the determinative factors, the appeal outcome, and the 2026 regulatory landscape that makes the ruling&#8217;s implications more significant now than when it was first handed down.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9d3e87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9d3e87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa3352 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fa3352\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The facts: what happened in Doessel Group vs Pascua<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32961b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32961b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f608ab elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f608ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The employer:<\/strong> MyCRA Lawyers, a Queensland-based credit repair practice, wholly owned by the Doessel Group Pty Ltd.<\/p><p><strong>The worker:<\/strong> Ms. Joanna Pascua, a Filipino paralegal based in the Philippines, engaged from approximately 2022 until March 2024.<\/p><p><strong>The contract:<\/strong> Written &#8220;independent contractor&#8221; agreement explicitly identifying Ms. Pascua as a contractor, not an employee.<\/p><p><strong>The work:<\/strong> Paralegal and administrative services \u2014 document preparation, client file management, and legal research \u2014 integral to the daily operation of the law practice.<\/p><p><strong>The termination:<\/strong> March 2024 \u2014 Ms. Pascua summarily terminated via Skype call and follow-up email, alleging data security breach of contract.<\/p><p><strong>The claim:<\/strong> Unfair dismissal application to the Fair Work Commission. The Doessel Group&#8217;s primary defence: jurisdictional \u2014 as an offshore worker, Ms. Pascua was not covered by the Fair Work Act.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48c7512 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48c7512\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2916ca7 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2916ca7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35395\" alt=\"an image of a stone structure symbolising the impact definitive offshore employment ruling od the Doessel Group vs Pascua case\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_FWC-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c3599 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65c3599\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5db8ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5db8ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The FWC's reasoning: jurisdiction and deemed employment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84b609 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c84b609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e950f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e950f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Jurisdictional analysis<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae80532 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae80532\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b167e14 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b167e14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>The Engagement Test:<\/strong> The contract was &#8220;made&#8221; in Australia \u2014 where the employer received and accepted Ms Pascua&#8217;s signed agreement. This gave the FWC jurisdiction regardless of the worker&#8217;s location.<\/li><li><strong>The Connection Test:<\/strong> Business registered in Australia, key management decisions made in Australia, and Ms. Pascua&#8217;s work contributed directly to the core commercial purpose of an Australian business.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Doessel Group&#8217;s argument \u2014 that geographic distance created jurisdictional immunity \u2014 was rejected. The Full Bench on appeal confirmed this interpretation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9362dd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9362dd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d80954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d80954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The 4 determinative factors<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5774db6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5774db6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dae43 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63dae43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austlii.edu.au\/cgi-bin\/viewdoc\/au\/legis\/cth\/consol_act\/fwa2009114\/s15aa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FWC applied Section 15AA<\/a>&#8216;s totality of the relationship test and identified four determinative factors:<\/p><ol><li><strong>Operational control:<\/strong> Ms. Pascua worked fixed hours (8:30am\u20135:00pm AEST), attended daily briefings, and was managed through a command hierarchy. The Doessel Group vs Pascua ruling noted that Right to Disconnect laws (2024) make mandating Australian-time availability an even stronger employment indicator in subsequent cases.<\/li><li><strong>Infrastructure and branding:<\/strong> The Doessel Group provided a company phone and laptop. Ms. Pascua&#8217;s email signature identified her as a staff member \u2014 creating an external perception of employment integration.<\/li><li><strong>Integration:<\/strong> Daily work instructions, performance metrics, and functional treatment as a subordinate team member. No ability to subcontract or refuse individual tasks.<\/li><li><strong>Economic dependency:<\/strong> Paid ~AUD $18.00\/hr \u2014 high by Philippine standards but below Australian Award. Single client, no commercial independence. The FWC found this characteristic of a master-servant relationship.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c0c11 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"97c0c11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0329c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc0329c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The finding on unfair dismissal<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea52a05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ea52a05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1fb3a elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b1fb3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The dismissal was ruled harsh, unjust, and unreasonable. The Doessel Group had failed to conduct any formal investigation, provide an opportunity for response, or follow any procedural fairness requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Ms. Pascua was awarded $10,800 compensation \u2014 15 weeks of pay \u2014 plus back-payments to Australian minimum wage standards for the duration of the engagement.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-947d59e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"947d59e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d64a99 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d64a99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35396\" alt=\"a close up of the blue eyes of a husky symbolising the compliance implications of the Doessel Group vs Pascua case\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework-300x163.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework-1024x556.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework-768x417.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Framework-18x10.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcc25f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcc25f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37fe4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37fe4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The regulatory framework amplified by Doessel Group vs Pascua<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5545a4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5545a4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2adddff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2adddff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Section 15AA \u2014 Fair Work Act<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e165e35 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e165e35\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f653e05 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f653e05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Effective since late 2024, Section 15AA permanently ends the &#8220;contract is king&#8221; defence. Courts must consider the totality of the relationship \u2014 not the contractual label. The Doessel Group vs Pascua ruling is the primary authority on what this test requires in practice for offshore arrangements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e6dd1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e6dd1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac3487 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eac3487\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Payday Super<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff5221 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ff5221\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc9c6a2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc9c6a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Superannuation (12%) must be paid simultaneously with wages. The ATO&#8217;s real-time STP reporting will flag recurring fixed-rate payments to offshore individuals labeled &#8220;Contractor Fees&#8221; for sham contracting investigation \u2014 directly activating Doessel-style liability.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a909392 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a909392\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e8825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0e8825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Federal Wage Theft Laws<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9acb4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9acb4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9ca32f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ca32f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If an offshore worker is a deemed employee under the Doessel Group vs Pascua precedent and is paid below Australian Award, this is potentially criminal underpayment. Directors face personal criminal liability. The ruling is no longer just an employment problem \u2014 it is a criminal compliance problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d3c2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d3d3c2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930d3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"930d3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to do now<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eab5323 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eab5323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5bd64 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b5bd64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Step 1 \u2014 Totality audit:<\/strong> Review all offshore engagements. Company email, fixed Australian hours, company equipment, daily supervision \u2014 any combination signals deemed employment risk.<\/p><p><strong>Step 2 \u2014 Structural separation:<\/strong> Transition high-risk roles to an MSP or EOR that acts as the legal employer in the Philippines, creating genuine B2B separation.<\/p><p><strong>Step 3 \u2014 Result-based management:<\/strong> For remaining genuine contractors, move from hourly tracking to deliverable milestones. Remove integration indicators.<\/p><p><strong>Step 4 \u2014 IP and data governance:<\/strong> Ensure IP assignment clauses are explicit. Execute Data Processing Agreements mirroring Australian Privacy Act requirements.<\/p><p><strong>Step 5 \u2014 Payday Super preparation:<\/strong> If maintaining any direct-hire arrangements, update cash flow forecasts now \u2014 superannuation must be liquid every payday from 1 July 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc541a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fc541a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-517ebc8 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"517ebc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"879\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-35394\" alt=\"an image of a whale breaching the water symbolising the change and impact of the Doessel Group vs Pascua case\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero.webp 1500w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero-300x176.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero-1024x600.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero-768x450.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Doessel-Group-vs-Pascua_Hero-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d28229e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d28229e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9db1de8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9db1de8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doessel is the floor, not the ceiling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6f4106 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6f4106\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32500e9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32500e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Doessel Group Pty Ltd vs Pascua case was not an outlier. It was the FWC articulating a principle that had been developing for years: the substance of a working relationship determines its legal status. As the ATO and FWC synchronise data through STP and AI-led audits, the grey area of offshore hiring has closed.<\/p>\n<p>With Section 15AA, Payday Super, and Federal Wage Theft Laws all operative simultaneously, the compliance cost of misclassification has moved from administrative to criminal. 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All engagements are delivered on a fixed-fee basis \u2014 so the scope, cost, and outcome are defined before the work begins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60f63dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60f63dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b60e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b60e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ffc52 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3ffc52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4197858 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion\" data-id=\"4197858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_uc_icon_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<!-- start Icon Accordion -->\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-css' href='https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-all.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\t\t<link id='font-awesome-4-shim-css' href='https:\/\/www.dbaadvisory.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/unlimited-elements-for-elementor\/assets_libraries\/font-awesome6\/fontawesome-v4-shims.min.css' type='text\/css' rel='stylesheet' >\n\n<style>\/* widget: Icon Accordion *\/\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 *{\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_container .uc-heading{\n\tcursor:pointer;\n    display:flex;\n    align-items:center;\n    transition:0.3s;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_container .uc-heading span.bbb{\n\tdisplay:block;\t  \n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box.uc-item-active span.uc_dactive{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .uc_ac_box:not(.uc-item-active) span.uc_active{\n\tdisplay:none;\n}\n\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon_holder,\n#uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858 .ue_icon_spacing{\n  flex-grow:0;\n  flex-shrink:0; 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The FWC determined that geographic location does not provide jurisdictional immunity, and that the substance of the working relationship \u2014 control, integration, economic dependency, and company infrastructure \u2014 constituted employment regardless of the contract label.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-482d5cb\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-title\" class=\"ue_title\">What were the four determinative factors in the Doessel Group vs Pascua case?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item2-title\" >\n          <p>The four determinative factors in Doessel Group vs Pascua were: (1) operational control \u2014 fixed Australian hours (8:30am\u20135:00pm AEST), daily briefings, command-and-control management hierarchy; (2) infrastructure and branding \u2014 company phone, laptop, and email signature identifying Ms Pascua as a staff member; (3) integration \u2014 daily instructions, performance metrics, no ability to subcontract or refuse tasks; and (4) economic dependency \u2014 single client, below-Award rate, no genuine commercial independence. Together, these established the totality of an employment relationship under Section 15AA.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-7d630f0\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-title\" class=\"ue_title\">What does Section 15AA of the Fair Work Act do?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item3-title\" >\n          <p>Section 15AA of the Fair Work Act, requires courts and the FWC to consider the totality of a working relationship when determining employment status \u2014 not just the written contract. This effectively ends the \"contract is king\" defence that the Doessel Group attempted to rely upon. Even a perfectly drafted contractor agreement will be set aside if the conduct of the parties reflects employment. The test examines level of control, ability to delegate, tools and equipment provided, and financial risk distribution.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-7fd6cd7\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-title\" class=\"ue_title\">What compensation was awarded in the Doessel Group vs Pascua case?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item4-title\" >\n          <p>Ms. Pascua was awarded $10,800 in compensation \u2014 equivalent to 15 weeks of pay \u2014 plus back-payments to reflect her entitlement to Australian minimum wage standards for the duration of her engagement. The FWC found the dismissal harsh, unjust, and unreasonable because the Doessel Group failed to conduct a formal investigation of the alleged data security breach or provide any opportunity for Ms. Pascua to respond before termination.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item5\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-54dc04f\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item5-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item5-title\" class=\"ue_title\">What is the safest model for engaging offshore talent post-Doessel?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item5-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item5-title\" >\n          <p>The safest model post-Doessel Group vs Pascua is a Managed Services Provider (MSP) or Employer of Record (EOR) arrangement where the MSP\/EOR is the legal employer of the offshore workers. The Australian client engages the MSP on a B2B basis \u2014 purchasing service outcomes, not managing individual labour. This creates genuine legal separation that satisfies the Section 15AA totality test: the Australian business does not pay the worker directly, does not provide equipment, and does not manage daily work methods. DBA Advisory's outsourcing model is structured specifically to provide this compliance separation.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item6\" class=\"uc_ac_box  elementor-repeater-item-dfd5bed\">\n  <div class=\"uc-heading uc_trigger\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item6-content\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n    \n        \n    <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item6-title\" class=\"ue_title\">How does the Doessel Pascua ruling interact with the Payday Super rules?<\/div>    \n    \n          <div class=\"ue_expand_spacing\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"ue_expand\">\n        <div class=\"ue_expand_inside\">\n          <span class=\"uc_dactive bbb ue_accordion_icon\" ><i class='fas fa-plus'><\/i><\/span>\n          <span class=\"uc_active bbb ue_accordion_icon\"><i class='fas fa-minus'><\/i><\/span>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n        \n  <\/div>\n  \n  <div id=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item6-content\" class=\"uc_content\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"uc_uc_icon_accordion_elementor_4197858_item6-title\" >\n          <p>From 1 July 2026, superannuation contributions (12%) must be paid simultaneously with wages via Single Touch Payroll. If an offshore worker is a deemed employee under the ruling, the employer is liable for back-payment of the full Superannuation Guarantee Charge (SGC) \u2014 with 10% interest and without tax deductibility. The ATO's real-time STP reporting makes it straightforward to identify recurring fixed-rate payments to offshore individuals labeled as contractor fees, directly activating investigation under this framework.<\/p>\n     \n    \n     \n    \n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- end Icon Accordion -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e9668d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e9668d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1d4b89 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b1d4b89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8e84c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8e84c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77ebf8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a77ebf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Disclaimer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07fcd3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07fcd3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4afa31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4afa31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u00a9 DBA Advisory 2026. 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