Salary Packaging

Introduction

Under flexible salary packaging, an eligible staff member can choose to take the salary component of their total remuneration as cash salary or select a combination of cash salary and approved benefits to suit the staff member's individual needs. In certain circumstances flexible salary packaging of up to 100% of gross salary is available to all university staff with the exception of those in casual employment.

The University has appointed Prosperity Salary Packaging as administrator of the Flexible Salary Packaging scheme, with the exception of UniSuper's additional superannuation contributions component which is administered by Remuneration and Benefits, Human Resource Services - contacts are available from this link.

The range of benefits that may be salary packaged has been set by the University as:

Further information is available from the following link: Salary Packaging Information Guide

Staff members wishing to participate in the Salary Packaging scheme are strongly urged to seek independent financial advice, particularly in relation to complex motor vehicle fringe benefits tax and income tax issues. Such advice is not available from the university.  Prosperity Advisers do offer financial planning advice and further information is available by contacting them on 4907 7200.