NEST - Employer Application Form

Completing this application

This application form will guide you through the following steps:

Complete your Employer Details
Select a Contribution Calculation method
Download, sign and upload your Deed of Adherence
Provide information about your organistions Employee Entitlement structure
Upload your participating Employee Details and Leave Liability Report
Complete the Declaration and Acceptance and submit your completed application form.

Need help?

If you require any assistance with completing your application form please get in touch with NEST Administrator Coverforce Pty Limited on nest@coverforce.com.au or by calling 1300 302 555.

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Application Contact

Contact First Name *

Contact Last Name *

Contact Job Title *

Contact Email Address *

Data Protection and Privacy Policy Acknowledgment

Coverforce, as the NEST Administrator, is committed to protecting privacy. As part of this application, we collect and manage both business and personal information, including details of employees for the purpose of administering entitlements. Any personal information provided will be handled in accordance with our Data Protection and Privacy Policy, which outlines how we manage, store, and protect this data. Click here to read our Data Protection and Privacy Policy.

I confirm that I am authorised to act on behalf of the employer to be named in this application (the Applicant) and acknowledge that I have read and understand the Data Protection and Privacy Policy. I consent to the collection and handling of personal and business information provided in accordance with this policy. *

1. Employer Details

Name of Employer Organisation *

Type of Organisation *

ABN *

ACN *

Employer Industry *

Business Address *

Street address *

City *

State *

Postcode *

Is the above address also your postal address? *

YesNo

Postal address

Street address

City

State

Postcode

Account Communication Details

Our team will send Monthly Contribution Statements, which require payment within 7 days. These statements provide detailed information about your employees and their entitlements.

We will also communicate with you regarding employee entitlement claims and any other important account matters.

Preferred Email Address for Account Communications *(Please ensure this is a secure and regularly monitored email, as it will receive sensitive employee data.)

Key Contact First Name *

Key Contact Last Name *

Phone Number *

2. Contribution Calculation Option

NEST does not determine the level of contributions—these are based on your business’s Employment Agreement, award, or industrial agreement. Employers can choose from the following contribution methods:

1. Gradual Transfer (Over a Nominated Term)

Spread out the transfer of existing leave liabilities over time (e.g., 12 or 24 months).
NEST calculates a monthly contribution based on your selected term.
You provide a Leave Liability Report each month, and NEST reconciles and invoices accordingly.

2. Immediate Transfer (One-Time Full Payment)

Transfer your entire existing leave liability in a single payment.
NEST establishes accounts for employees and manages entitlements from the start.
You then make monthly contributions for newly accrued entitlements.

3. Future Accruals Only (No Transfer of Existing Liabilities)

Keep existing leave liabilities on your balance sheet.
From an agreed start date, all newly accrued entitlements are contributed to NEST.
Monthly contributions are based on agreed accrual rates (e.g., 2.5% of wages for long service leave).

Note: Regardless of the option you choose, our NEST Administrator Coverforce will help you get set up and be on hand to answer any queries you may have.

Please select your preferred contribution method *

Gradual TransferImmediate TransferFuture Accurals Only

3. Deed of Adherence

Click here to download, read and sign a copy of the NEST Deed of Adherence.

You are required to upload a signed and witnessed copy of the Deed of Adherence below.

Please upload your completed NEST Deed of Adherence *

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Allowed file types: jpg or jpeg, png or pdf. Max file size 7mb.

4. Employee Entitlements

Please provide the current employee entitlement structure for your organisation to allow us to calculate your contributions correctly.

Note: If some of your employees have different entitlements, you can let us know this individually via the Employee Additions template in the next section.

Long Service Leave - Years to qualify

Long Service Leave - No. of weeks to be paid

Long Service Leave - Pro-Rata qualifying period (years)

Long Service Leave - Flat Rate Per Annum

Annual leave - Weeks per annum

Annual Leave Loading Percentage

Sick Leave - Days per annum

Redundancy - Days Per Annum or Flat Rate Per Annum

If your organisation provides additional employee entitlements that you will be contributing into NEST, please provide details of these below:

Entitlement Name

Days Per Annum

Flat Amount Per Annum

Do the above benefits apply to all employees you will be contributing into NEST for?

YesNo

When completing your employee details below, please utilise the notes section in the excel sheet to note any benefit difference details against specific employees to ensure they are set up correctly.

Who will receive claimed funds?

In the event that the employee is entitled to claim entitlements from NEST, do you elect: *

Employer to receiveEmployee to receive

If your business intends to pay employees directly and then seek reimbursement from NEST, please select "Employer to receive". If you would prefer for funds to be paid directly to employees, select "Employee to receive". In the event of insolvency, your selection may be overridden, and payments will be directed in accordance with instructions from the appointed administrator.

5. Employee Details and Entitlement Balances

Enrol your employees

To provide your employee details please complete the following:

Download the Employee Additions Microsoft Excel template
Complete the template with your employee details
Upload the completed template as a Microsoft Excel file.

Upload your completed Employee Additions file *

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Allowed file types: xls (excel) or csv. Max file size 7mb.

Provide current Entitlement Balances for each employee

To allow us to calculate your contributions correctly, please provide us with a current Leave Liability Report.

If possible we request this is provided in excel or CSV format so we can upload it into our system against your enrolled employees.

Leave Liability Report *

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Preferred file types: xls (excel) csv, we also can accept pdf. Max file size 7mb.

6. Employer Declaration and Acceptance

By signing this application, I confirm that I am authorised to act on behalf of the Applicant and that the Applicant agrees to contribute its employees' entitlements into the National Entitlements Security Trust (NEST) in accordance with the Trust Deed and as required under the Applicant’s enterprise agreement, industrial agreement, or award, as applicable.

The Applicant agrees to make these contributions monthly in arrears and within seven (7) calendar days from the end of each monthly period. The Applicant acknowledges that it has read and understood the NEST Information Guide available on the NEST website.

The Applicant further agrees to cooperate with the NEST Administrator, Coverforce Pty Limited, and to comply with any rules the Administrator may establish from time to time, as published on the NEST website.

Signed on behalf of the Applicant by

Full Name *

Job Title *

Signature *

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