Salary packaging is a voluntary arrangement where your salary is repackaged into a combination of cash and certain non-cash benefits.
You can customise your salary package by choosing from certain benefits that best suit your individual needs and income.
Please ensure you read the Salary Packaging Policy prior to entering into a salary packaging arrangement.
The Australian Taxation Office website provides comprehensive information on salary packaging.
The University is unable to provide financial advice to employees on the benefits or otherwise entering into a salary packaging arrangement.
Employees considering entering into a salary packaging arrangement should obtain their own independent financial advice prior to entering into any such arrangement.
Each of the Salary Packaging categories have strict eligibility conditions to ensure the Australian Tax Office requirements are met.
Salary packaging is not compulsory and may be entered into or cancelled at any time. Please note however if you do, there may be costs and consequences payable to your salary package provider as set out in your lease and salary package documentation.
Please note staff on a casual contract can only salary package into Superannuation.
| In-house - through ECU Payroll | ECU Preferred Provider |
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The Salary Packaging Options guide provides the full list of options.
| Benefit | Information | Agreement |
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| ECU Sports Gym Memberships | ECU Gym Memberships | |
| Parking at ECU | Parking Portal |
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| Staff Giving at ECU | Staff Giving | |
| Superannuation - additional contributions | Superannuation |
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Please contact Payroll for queries regarding the processing of these benefits.
ECU has engaged salary packaging providers Maxxia and SG Fleet to assist eligible employees to optimise their remuneration by receiving their salary as a combination of cash and tax-effective benefits.
Fees vary depending on the provider, item/s being packaged and number of pay cycles impacted. Please confirm the applicable fees with the provider.
| Maxxia | SG Fleet |
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Novated Leasing & Salary Packaging: www.maxxia.com.au Telephone: 1300 123 123 Joondalup: Martin Veneracion, Relationship Associate Mount Lawley & South West: Jacky Brothwell, Relationship Associate | Novated Leasing: https://www.sgfleet.com/au/ Telephone: 1300 138 235 Garfield Prowse Telephone: 0439 589 592 Email: GProwse@sgfleet.com |
Portable electronic devices include laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
The device must be primarily for work purposes to ensure the benefit meets the Australian Tax Office eligibility requirements for tax savings.
Being allocated a portable device from ECU does not preclude a staff member from salary packaging a different portable device.
If you'd like to salary package portable device, here's what you need to do:
If you have received a relocation package from ECU but have exceeded the budget provided, you may be able to package the out of pocket costs.
If you would like to package relocation costs, here's what you need to do:
Work related expenses include:
The expense must be primarily for work purposes to meet the Australian Tax Office eligibility requirements for tax savings.
If you'd like to salary package a work related expense, here's what you need to do:
Maxxia Rewards
https://www.maxxia.com.au/rewards
Maxxia Rewards program provides discounts and benefits at selected retail outlets, department stores, attractions, travel, cinemas, restaurants and more, and is open to all staff, not just Maxxia customers!
Please contact the People or Payroll Teams if you have any queries regarding salary packaging benefits.