Electorate and Personal Employee Allowances
Electorate and Personal employees are also eligible for an additional allowance paid with salary in recognition of reasonable additional hours of work and other special features of their employment.
Electorate Staff Allowance (ESA) is allocated to established positions in each office by the employing Senator or Member. The Senator or Member may choose to pay ESA at any of the seven available levels, or not allocate ESA to an employee, if the employee is not required to work significant additional hours. The total allocation of ESA by a Senator or Member must not exceed the maximum allocation, as outlined in the table below. The rates of ESA during 2007–08 were:
| ESA Level |
1 July 2007 – 28 November 2007
MAXIMUM ALLOCATION: $36,000
($42,000 where the Senator or Member has a second electorate office) |
29 November 2007 – 30 June 2008
(four and a half percent increase applied)
MAXIMUM ALLOCATION: $37,620
($43,890 where the Senator or Member has a second electorate office) |
|---|---|---|
| ESA 1 |
$3,000 |
$3,135 |
| ESA 2 |
$6,000 |
$6,270 |
| ESA 3 |
$9,000 |
$9,405 |
| ESA 4 |
$12,000 |
$12,540 |
| ESA 5 |
$15,000 |
$15,675 |
| ESA 6 |
$18,000 |
$18,810 |
| ESA 7 |
$21,000 |
$21,945 |
Parliamentary Staff Allowance (PSA) is paid to all Personal employees according to their classification. The rates of PSA during 2007–08 were as follows:
| Classification |
1 July 2007 – 28 November 2007 |
29 November 2007 – 30 June 2008 (four and a half percent increase applied) |
|---|---|---|
| Adviser / Media Adviser |
$17,104 |
$17,874 |
| MOPS4–1 to Exec 1–1 (other than Adviser/Media Adviser) |
$15,837 |
$16,550 |
| MOPS1–1 to MOPS3–4 |
$9,899 |
$10,345 |