Workplace Benefits

Salary Packaging - paying for things with your pre-tax salary

As a full-time, part-time, casual or contract employee of the South Australian Government, you are eligible to pay for certain expenses with your pre-tax salary. This reduces your taxable income, meaning you may pay less tax which increases your fortnightly take home pay.

Smart

Smart is the South Australian public sector's exclusive service provider for salary sacrifice and novated leasing, which makes it simple for you to access these benefits. Our partnership highlights the South Australian public sector's commitment to being an employer of choice.

Smart’s local South Australian teamwork in partnership with South Australian public sector employees to deliver a range of benefits through salary packaging.

Depending on which industry you are employed within, as a public sector employee you could salary package some or all of the benefits that are available to you. An example of some of the benefits are listed below with the comprehensive list available on the Smart website:

• professional memberships and subscriptions (including union fees)
• work related electronic devices (e.g. smart phone and associated accessories, smartwatch or ear pods)
• home office expenses
• workplace giving
• airline lounge memberships
• remote area benefits (as per ATO  requirements)
• relocation expenses
• work uniforms (including hospital scrubs)
• a motor vehicle for private use including running costs (petrol or charge cards, registration, vehicle maintenance, tyre replacement and insurance)
• living expenses, mortgage or rent payments for employees working in the Local Health Network, SA Ambulance or Legal Services Commission.

For more information about the salary packaging benefits available through your employer, refer to the dedicated SA Government website.

* Conditions apply

** To the value of $300 per item

Super SA

Super SA offers South Australian public sector employees the choice of two great ways to grow their super by making salary sacrifice contributions as either pre-tax or after-tax contributions.

As a South Australian public sector employee, you can arrange to salary sacrifice directly into your super and take advantage of the uncapped contributions that apply only to Super SA members. Super SA also offers free education seminars to all its members, providing information on ways to grow your super, insurance, investment options and a range of other super and retirement topics.

Refer to the Super SA website for more information about the benefits the Triple S superannuation fund offer South Australian public sector employees.

Having these great employee benefits is just another reason to join the South Australian public sector - the largest employer in our state.

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