Salary packaging for private education employer

Enhance your employee offering through salary packaging

Teacher shortages and demanding workloads can make it a challenge to attract and keep quality staff. Because Private Education employers are classed as ‘rebatable’, salary packaging can be even more cost-effective, as employees get a rebate on the FBT payable on fringe benefits they package.

Boost employees’ take-home pay

No additional cost to your payroll

Customised programs and simple delivery

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Popular benefits in Private Education

Below are some of the preferred ways teachers and others in Private Education maximise their earnings.

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Making extra super contributions

Salary sacrificing additional super contributions could help reduce income tax payable, while helping employees build future wealth.

Saving on mortgage or rent payments

Private Education employees on higher incomes could salary package major expenses like mortgage or rent payments and utilities, up to a cap of $15,900 each Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year (1 April - 31 March).

Other benefits you could offer

Below are some of the benefits you could offer – there could be many more.

Income protection

Income protection can save worry about what happens if staff can’t work because of sudden injury or illness. By salary packaging it, they could also save on income tax.

Airline lounge

Airline lounge membership makes work and travel easier and more enjoyable, and employees could salary package the cost.

Financial and taxation advice

Help employees save on the costs of professional advice to help them increase their wealth and achieve their financial goals.

Self-education

For education relating to employees’ current job and field – including courses at school, Tafe or university, seminars and textbooks – the costs of getting ahead can be salary packaged.

Work-related expenses

Your employees could save tax on home office items used exclusively for work, and portable electronic devices used mainly for work.

Portable electronic devices

Staying connected costs less by salary packaging devices used mainly for work, like a tablet, phone or laptop.¹

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