Health and Community Services Union

Super Salary Sacrifice is now available to members of defined benefits schemes
19 August 2010

In the 2007 Mental Health EBA, HACSU won agreement to allow members of the old State Public Service Superannuation Schemes to make their contributions before tax is deducted; thus providing members with a tax saving and increasing take home pay. This applies to SERBS, Revised Scheme and the New Scheme which are managed by the Emergency Services & State Super Fund (ESSSuper).

The State Minister for Finance has now signed the declarations to allow members of the schemes and who are covered by the Psychiatric Services Agreement and the Forensicare Agreement to commence salary sacrifice contributions.

Members wanting to take advantage of salary sacrificing contributions into these schemes need to make the arrangements through their service HR/Payroll Department.