Telstra
Melbourne · founded 1975
Telstra is Australia's leading telecommunications company headquartered in Melbourne. The company emphasizes flexible work arrangements with hybrid working available across all roles, and offers a comprehensive benefits package including paid parental leave, professional development, and wellness support.
see the full file on Telstradocumented benefits (11)
| Learning platform | yes |
|---|---|
| Birthing-parent leave | 16 weeks |
| Partner leave | 16 weeks |
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
| Retirement plan | yes |
| Employee discount portal | yes |
| Volunteer days | offered |
| Mental health | yes |
| Work from home | yes |
| Internal course catalog | yes |
| Parking or transit | yes |
notable perks
- 30% off your own Telstra bill
- 17,000 accredited online courses you can just enrol in
- 16 weeks paid parental leave whoever you are — and they keep paying super while you are on unpaid leave
- You can salary-package a phone, a car, extra super or extra leave
the legal floor where they are
Set by law, not by Telstra. It applies to every employer in Melbourne.
| PTO | 20 (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards) |
|---|---|
| State pension | superannuation: employer contributes 12% of earnings on top of salary (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards) |
| Disability rights at work | Disability Discrimination Act 1992; adjustments owed unless they cause unjustifiable hardship (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards) |
| How healthcare is paid for | Medicare, funded from taxation plus a 2% Medicare Levy. It pays 85% of the schedule fee out of hospital and 100% for GP attendances; where a doctor bulk bills the patient pays nothing, and where they charge above the schedule the gap is uncapped. Public hospital treatment as a public patient is free. NOT covered: most adult dental, most optometry, and ambulance in several states. CRITICAL FOR FOREIGN WORKERS: temporary visa holders, including subclass 482, are NOT eligible for Medicare unless they come from one of eleven reciprocal-agreement countries, and even then cover is limited. Everyone else holds the visa subject to condition 8501 and must buy Overseas Visitor Health Cover for themselves and every dependant for the life of the visa. (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards.) |
| IVF cycles the state covers | Unusually, Medicare subsidises IVF with NO cycle limit in the schedule, which is rare internationally, though a substantial gap remains per cycle. Separately Victoria runs free Public Fertility Care covering IVF, IUI and ICSI, with a lifetime limit of two stimulated cycles per person. Temporary visa holders who are not Medicare-eligible get no rebate at all and pay the full commercial price. (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards.) |
| Annual out-of-pocket cap | Two ceilings, both resetting 1 January. Medicare Safety Net from 1 January 2026: AUD 594.00 of gap expenses, after which Medicare reimburses 100% of the schedule fee rather than 85%; the extended threshold is AUD 861.20 for concession holders and AUD 2,699.10 otherwise, after which Medicare pays 80% of further out-of-pocket costs. PBS Safety Net from 1 January 2026: AUD 1,748.20 of medicine spending for general patients, after which medicines cost AUD 7.70 each, and AUD 277.20 for concession card holders, after which they are free. Neither caps private hospital gaps, and neither is available to a worker who is not Medicare-eligible. (Fair Work Act 2009 National Employment Standards.) |
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