Work Related Expenses

What expenses are covered?

Eastern Health employees can salary package work-related expenses such as trade subscriptions, membership fees and Eastern Health Uniform expenses.

Trade Subscriptions & Membership Fees

The membership or subscription must be related to your employment.

You can’t claim income tax deductions on salary packaged items.

You can’t package any membership or subscription that has been paid by your employer.

Uniform Expenses

Employees’ may elect to include the cost of purchasing the non-compulsory work uniform which has been registered and approved by the Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in accordance with the approved Occupation Clothing Guidelines 2006. 

To be eligible to claim reimbursement of your uniform purchase:

Claimed non-compulsory uniform invoices must be in excess of $100 and paid invoices will only be accepted through official supplier Lee St John Corporate Fashions (LSJ).

The work uniform must be worn by you as an entirety or set, rather than individual pieces.

Accessories such as Shoes or Socks are not allowable benefits and will not be reimbursed.

Eastern Health threshold card must not have been used to purchase the uniform.

Claim Form:  Work Related Expenses

Download the claim form for any Work-Related Expenses such as Professional Development, Uniforms, Trade Subscriptions and Memberships.