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 a position, if the occupant of the position 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 2008-09 were:
| ESA Level | 1 July 2008 - 26 November 2008 MAXIMUM ALLOCATION: $37,620 ($43,890 where the Senator or Member has a second electorate office). |
27 November 2008 - 30 June 2009 (four and a half per cent increase applied) MAXIMUM ALLOCATION: $39,313 ($45,865 where the Senator or Member has a second electorate office). |
|---|---|---|
| ESA1 | $3,135 | $3,276 |
| ESA 2 | $6,270 | $6,552 |
| ESA 3 | $9,405 | $9,828 |
| ESA 4 | $12,540 | $13,104 |
| ESA 5 | $15,675 | $16,380 |
| ESA 6 | $18,810 | $19,656 |
| ESA 7 | $21,945 | $22,933 |
Parliamentary Staff Allowance (PSA) is paid to all personal employees according to their classification. The rates of PSA during 2008-09 were:
Classification |
1 July 2008 - 26 November 2008 |
27 November 2008 - 30 June 2009 (four and a half per cent increase applied) |
|---|---|---|
| Adviser / Media Adviser | $17,874 | $18,678 |
| MOPS4-1 to Exec 1-1 (other than Adviser/Media Adviser) | $16,550 | $17,294 |
| MOPS1-1 to MOPS3-4 | $10,345 | $10,810 |