Benefits and conditions

Remuneration
QME offers employees attractive remuneration packages that can include loading paid on annual leave and employer subsidised superannuation.

Our advertised vacancies outline the relevant classification and salary entitlements for the respective positions.

Superannuation
The Queensland Government is committed to protecting employees' future retirement benefits, through its award-winning superannuation fund QSuper. Employees are required to invest a minimum 2-5 per cent of their salary and in return, the government provides up to 12.75 per cent employer-based contribution. For more details visit the QSuper website.

Salary packaging
Many employees within QME enjoy the benefits of salary packaging. Salary packaging is a tax effective way of receiving salary as a combination of income and benefits. Salary packaging allows employees to deduct some of their pre tax income and use it for benefits such as superannuation.

Some of the benefits available vary, but can include items such as:

• superannuation
• notebook computers
• education expenses
• novated leasing of a motor vehicle
• membership fees.

Leave provisions
Recreation leave, sick leave, accrued time off (flex-time), special leave, long service leave, parental leave and other special leave categories are available to most employees.  See leave provisions for more information about each of these categories of leave.

Flexible working practices
QME provides a range of flexible work practices that enable employees to more effectively balance work and family/life commitments. Flexible working practices our employees may be able to access include:

• job sharing - an arrangement where one job is shared between part-time employees
• accrued time off (flex-time)
• part-time employment - employment (work) that is performed less than the full-time prescribed weekly hours
• purchased leave - the option to purchase up to an extra six weeks annual leave through salary apportionment
• phased retirement - the opportunity for employees of traditional retirement age to continue working in other than their current full-time capacity
• telecommuting - the ability to perform work outside the central workplace by using telecommunications technology.