Benefits of working for Council
Working hours
- Flexible work practices (dependent on the role) including a nine (9) day fortnight on a basis of 36.25 hours per week with the tenth day off.
- In some cases part-time options.
Salary
- Generous superannuation - nine (9) per cent in the first year and 12 per cent thereafter, or 12 per cent from the first year if the employee also contributes six (6) per cent.
- All salaries to be increased by four (4) per cent each year for the three (3) year life of the current Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (first was on 1 July 2006).
- Salaries and wages are paid weekly into a nominated bank account.
Vehicles
- Some senior roles include a car (conditions apply).
- All employees have the option to purchase a vehicle under our Novated Leasing scheme.
Employee benefits
- Salary Sacrifice provisions, for example Council Car (if available), vehicles on novated lease, and superannuation.
- Study allowance provisions (up to $1000 per semester plus time off to study). Plus a strong emphasis on developing our people.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - The employee assistance program provides 24-hour nationwide confidential counselling services for employees and their families going through personal or work related problems.
- Council has employee gyms based at the Nerang and Bundall offices.
- Council has a very active Social Club with weekly raffles and various events throughout the year, for example Weekend Shopping trips, movie nights and more.
- Corporate Health Plans with MBF, Medibank Private and HCF.
- Commonwealth Bank (Corporate Bank) discounted home and personal loan rates, and so on.
Leave
- Standard four (4) weeks annual leave each year (plus 17.5 per cent loading, not including Executive positions), three (3) weeks of sick leave per annum (including leave to care for family) and a range of other generous leave entitlements.
- Paid maternity leave - up to eight (8) weeks, and paid paternity leave - one (1) week.
- Ability to take long service leave pro-rata after seven (7) years of service.
Further information
For further details on Council’s conditions of employment please refer to Council’s Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, which is available to download online.
