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Section 9: Other Entitlements – Superannuation and Benefits

We have tried to provide a broad range of options below, reflecting benefits that are provided to employees in some circumstances. However, this list is not comprehensive, and other entitlements can be included in similar formats.

Superannuation – Membership of employer’s Scheme
 
The Employee shall be entitled to join the employer’s superannuation scheme from the commencement of employment. The Employer agrees to pay to the scheme , less tax, for each dollar the Employee contributes to the scheme, up to a maximum Employer contribution of .
Superannuation – Contribution to a Registered Scheme
 
The Employer shall, in addition to paying the employee’s base salary, pay the Employee an annual sum of , less tax, paid in equal sums on a basis, to a superannuation scheme of the employee’s choice.
Superannuation Available at the employer’s Discretion
 
The Employee shall be entitled to participate in any superannuation plan provided by the Employer to the employer’s employees, but nothing in this agreement shall affect the employer’s right to terminate or vary the plan in whole or in part at any time.
I do not require this clause in my agreement.


Medical Insurance
 
The Employer shall provide with medical insurance up to a value of per annum.


Reimbursement for Flu Shots
 
The Employer will arrange and pay for the Employee to receive a flu shot on an annual basis, where requested by the Employee.


Membership of a Club or Gym
 
...the Employer will pay to a club or gym when the Employee joins...


Reimbursement for Eye Tests
 
The Employee shall be entitled to an annual eye test...at the employer’s expense, up to a maximum cost of .


Use of Mobile Phone
 
...the Employee shall be provided with a mobile telephone...The Employer shall meet the cost of all work-related calls, but all personal calls shall be paid for by the Employee...


Use of Car Park
 
The Employee shall be entitled to the use of an allocated car park for each working day, at ...


Use of a Car for Work Purposes Only
 
The Employee shall be allocated a car for work purposes only...
Use of a Car for Work Purposes with Limited Personal Use (between home and work)
 
The Employee shall be allocated a car for work purposes, and for the purpose of the Employee travelling between home and work...
Use of a Car for Work Purposes and Personal Use
 
The Employee shall be allocated a car for work purposes, and for their own personal use in non work time...
I do not require this clause in my agreement.


Study Entitlements
 
...the Employee shall be entitled to...a contribution towards course fees of ...


Personal Development
 
At the completion of each 12 month period of service with the Employer the Employee shall be entitled to by way of a grant to attend a course or training which has been approved by the Employer, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld.


Indemnity
 
The Employer shall, to the extent permissible under law, indemnify the Employee from and against all actions, claims and demands brought against the Employee by any third party relating to the performance of the employee’s employment...


Subsidised Child Care
 
The Employer provides subsidised child-care facilities to its employees. The Employee is entitled to access that facility .
Monthly Contribution to Child Care Costs
 
The Employer will, in addition to the salary paid to the Employee, pay the Employee a monthly sum of as a contribution towards child care costs until the child is or is no longer in the care of the Employee, whichever occurs first.
I do not require this clause in my agreement.


Breastfeeding
 
The Employer is committed to providing reasonable assistance to those of its employees with child care responsibilities. This includes giving reasonable consideration to requests for short periods of time to attend to breastfeeding where the employee’s child is at an on site child care centre or is brought to a proximate location.
About OER | Department of Labour, May 2006. © The Crown