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Salary Packaging (also referred to as Salary Sacrificing) is a key element of QUT’s remuneration and benefits framework. Salary Packaging allows eligible employees to arrange their salary so that a number of allowable benefits that would normally be purchased from post tax earnings are paid out of their pre-tax salary. The University has appointed PackagePlus Australia Pty Limited as its service provider for managing all aspects of salary packaging.

Package Plus

The link below is to the QUT salary packaging portal. Here you will find salary packaging information including web presentations, to explain the benefits available and how they are accessed.

Salary Packaging Service Provider
PackagePlus Australia Pty Limited
Web: www.packageplus.com.au/qut/
Contact:  Ged Tranter
Email:     qut@packageplus.com.au
Direct:     gedt@packageplus.com.au
Tel:         1300 537 829
If Ged is not available please contact:
Emily Johnson 02 9911 3074
Email: emilyj@packageplus.com.au

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http://www.packageplus.com.au/qut/
Any inquiries about Salary Packaging or progress on a particular benefit should be directed to PackagePlus.

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Policy

For details on the policy for Salary Packaging please refer to the Financial Management Practice and Procedures Manual, Chapter 9.

Benefits Available

The following benefit menu highlights the key benefit items available to be included in your salary packaging arrangements via PackagePlus:
Note salary packaging to QUT approved superannuation funds are managed internally, the following link will provide further guidance http://www.hrd.qut.edu.au/benefits/super/  

Benefit Name

Benefit FBT Status

Payment Methods

Download Form / More Information

Novated Lease

Concessional

Regular payments for lease installments

Call PackagePlus
1300 537

Associate Lease

Concessional

Regular payments for lease installments

Call PackagePlus
1300 537 829

Additional Superannuation

Exempt

Regular Payment

Download Form and Declaration

Salary Packaging and Financial Advice

Exempt

Direct Payment / Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Professional Fees and Subscriptions

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Laptop/PDA

Exempt

Reimbursement for purchase
Regular payments for lease installments

Download Form and Declaration

Mobile Phone

Exempt

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Income Protection Insurance

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Briefcases, Diaries and Calculators

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Development Travel

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Home Office Expenses

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Airline Lounge Membership

Exempt

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Self Education

Otherwise Deductible

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Car Parking (On QUT premises)

Exempt

Reimbursement

Call PackagePlus
1300 537 829

Gym and Pool membership

Exempt

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

QUT Bookshop (up to $1,000 per annum)*

Exempt

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Childcare

Exempt

Regular Payment

Download Form and Declaration

In House Tuition (QUT) (up to $1,000 per annum)*

Exempt

Reimbursement

Download Form and Declaration

Investment Loan Interest

Otherwise Deductible

Regular Payments / Reimbursement

Call PackagePlus
1300 537 829

 * (The in house bookshop and tuition fees can be claimed up to a maximum of $1000 each but if both benefits are packaged then a maximum of $1000 will apply for both benefits combined.)  
QUT will periodically review the portfolio of benefit items and reserves the right to make changes to this range to reflect taxation changes and ensure efficient and effective administration.

Senior Staff – Operating Leases

Senior Staff who are entitled to an Operating Lease (please contact HR to determine entitlement) are welcome to seek lease quotes from any lease provider. However QUT retains the right to refuse to engage in the lease contract, where the risk to the University of dealing with a particular provider is considered unacceptable. Senior Staff can contact the Senior Finance Officer – Salary Packaging via salary.package@qut.edu.au to seek a list of lease providers.