Update to Employer Online gender values

From Monday, 21 September 2026, our Employer Online service can process ‘gender X’ values in super contribution files.

This update supports employers in creating inclusive workplaces and helps prevent delays when submitting contribution files.

Here’s your guide to what has changed and what this means for you and your employees.

How gender values were previously treated

Previously, Employer Online could only process male and female gender codes for employees, specifically:

• Gender codes 1 (male) and 2 (female) in SuperStream Alternative File Format (SAFF) files for GESB Super and West State Super contributions
• Gender codes M and F in electronic data exchange files for Gold State Super contributions

Any contribution files with other values in the gender field resulted in an error message. These records needed to be manually amended before the file could be submitted.

Now, Employer Online can receive and process values 0 and 3 for GESB Super and West State Super contributions, and value X for Gold State Super contributions. Find out what these values mean and how to add them to your contribution files below.

Creating inclusive and safe workplaces

We have made this change to support employers in providing a non-binary gender identity option when recording their employee’s details.

This update is aligned with the WA Public Sector Commission guidelines for public sector agencies to create respectful, inclusive and safe workplaces for people of diverse sexualities and genders.

Changes for you and your employees

If an employee has updated their gender to ‘gender X’ in your agency’s records, you won’t need to manually correct this data when uploading contribution files to Employer Online.

This could help your agency process your contributions more efficiently and meet tighter deadlines under Payday Super legislation introduced on 1 July 2026.

Please note, these values will not be reflected in our GESB member records.

How to add a gender X value to your contribution file

For GESB Super and West State Super contributions using the SAFF format, you can now enter values 0-3 in the ‘sex code’ field. Here’s what each value means:

0 – Not stated or inadequately described
1 – Male
2 – Female
3 – Intersex or Indeterminate

For Gold State Super contributions using an electronic data exchange file, you can now enter values ‘M’, ‘F’ or ‘X’ in the ‘gender’ field. Here’s what each value means:

M – Male
F – Female
X – Gender X

If you have any questions or need more information about these changes, please contact your Relationship Manager.