Salaries and benefits

There are lots of advantages to working at Health, Disability and Ageing. We outline all employment conditions in our Enterprise Agreement.

Salaries and super

We offer:

• competitive salaries
• a 15.4% employer contribution to superannuation
• specific salary bands to recognise the skills of Public Affairs Officers, Medical Officers, Legal Officers and Research Scientists.
• support for employees with continuing professional development obligations
• access to salary packaging.

Leave

Our generous leave conditions, include:

• annual leave – 20 days per year
• personal or carers leave – 18 days per year
• a scheme where you can purchase additional leave
• cultural leave for the purpose of attending significant religious or cultural obligations
• generous paid parental leave entitlements for primary and secondary caregivers
• allowing employees to donate blood during work hours without taking leave.

Healthy workplace

We encourage our employees to stay healthy and be active. We support this by providing:

• counselling services to help you and your family members with work or personal issues
• educational webinars on topics supporting wellbeing
• department funded flu (influenza) vaccinations for staff
• access to first aid rooms
• access to subsidised eyesight testing and reduced-cost screen-based eye wear
• access to a range of wellness initiatives.

Work-life balance

We offer flexible and modern ways of working that fit you and your life, including: 

• flexible working hours – including flex-time and time-in-lieu arrangements
• negotiable part-time working hours with the option of job sharing
• flexible arrangements, such as hybrid work arrangements including working from home
• access to nursing and carers rooms in line with our accreditation with the Australian Breastfeeding Association
• access to multi-faith rooms.