Our people are very important to us, we want to ensure lives outside of work are supported and a successful work life balance is achieved. The below information will provide you with a brief overview of some of the benefits we offer you.
Time Off
We have a range of leave benefits for you to access that are in addition to leave that is legislated (such as annual leave and personal leave). These additional leave benefits are offered to support your overall wellbeing and encourage you to balance work and personal life.
Public Holiday Swaps - To enable people from different cultures, religions and backgrounds to connect on days that are important to them, weallow you to swap up to three of our gazetted Public Holidays for other holidays, festivals or celebrations later within that calendar year.
Floating Holiday – You are granted a day to be taken at any time during the year - for any reason!
Birthday Leave – What better way to celebrate your birthday than with a day off?
Volunteer Day – To encourage you to give back to your community, you will have access to one paid Volunteer Day each year.
Purchase Leave – As part of our commitment to work life balance, you will be able to purchase additional leave - great news for those that want to plan a long trip.
Special Annual Leave - To reward our employees for taking annual leave regularly, we'll reward you with even more leave!
Parental Leave - If you are about to become a primary carer, Equifax provides you with up to 13 weeks of paid parental leave as part of the 52 week period of Parental Leave, to support you with your family responsibilities. As a secondary carer, you can take up to 6 weeks paid parental leave. Equifax will continue to make Superannuation or KiwiSaver contributions during this period.
Wellbeing Leave - We can't forget to look after our wellbeing. With that in mind, all employees receive one Wellbeing day to use each year.
Emergency Leave (Community Service) - Equifax provides you with paid leave to support emergency services, or to assist you if you are personally impacted by a natural disaster.
Health and Benefits
Corporate Healthcare Plans
Australia – Equifax has partnered with Bupa to offer discounted private health cover to you. and your family. The Corporate Healthcare Plan offers more affordable cover, as well as access to great discounts and specials. New Zealand – Equifax cares for your health and pays for you to have the Wellbeing Two health insurance plan with Day to day Care Module from Southern Cross Health Society.
Salary Continuance Insurance (SCI) – This policy provides a monthly income of up to 75% of your salary package if you are totally or partially disabled due to illness or injury and unable to work.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – Equifax has a confidential employee assistance program, available 24/7, to provide you with support when needed.
Flu Vaccinations - The flu season can mean days off work, runny noses and not feeling the best. Each year we pay for flu vaccinations to give you the option to ward off any sickness.
Wellbeing Resources - For all things wellness at Equifax, we have gathered numerous resources to support employee wellness and to provide suggestions how to integrate wellness into your life.
Corporate Gym Memberships - Movement is important to overall wellbeing, and to encourage you to get active we offer discounted gym memberships at Anytime Fitness, Fitness First, Goodlife Health Clubs and Jetts Fitness.
Pain Relief - Equifax has partnered with Body Guide to offer pain relief programs at a reduced cost.
Other Benefits
BenEFX is our one-stop-shop for all our employee benefits. You can find easy to read summaries of all our benefits separated into Physical Health, Mental Health, Financial Health, Community Engagement, and Time Off. And the best part is, we have partnered with a company called Reward Gateway to provide discounts, savings and cash back to our people from over 500 retailers across Australia and New Zealand. With BenEFX we will help you save on everyday cost of living (and not so everyday) items - you can find everything from groceries and household goods, to fashion and accessories, holidays and more.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Employees can purchase Equifax common stock at a discount with convenient paycheck deductions.
Novated Leasing (Australia) – A novated lease allows you to salary package your monthly repayments for your motor vehicle, which may provide you with a substantial tax benefit.
Your Credit & Identity (Australia) – We offer employees a complimentary one year subscription to Your Credit & Identity, so you can keep up to date with your credit score, credit rating, credit alerts, and identity watch.
Car History (Australia) – Looking to purchase a second hand car? As an employee, you are entitled to one free CarHistory report each year.
Pet Insurance (Australia) - Ensure the health of your furry friends with a 10% discount.
KiwiSaver - New Zealand
KiwiSaver is a great savings initiative to help set you up for retirement and is a combination of your contributions, Equifax’s contribution, and the Government contributions.
When you start with us, we will provide you with information on how you can opt in and how you can contribute a percentage of your salary. You will find these documents and more information for review in your onboarding documents in Workday.
Superannuation - Australia
The Company has established a default superannuation plan under the Mercer Smartsuper Plan. Membership benefits include access to death and disability insurance in your super at competitive corporate rates and a range of investment options, and you'll get access to Mercer financial advisers that can help you achieve your goals.
Employees have the ability to nominate their own complying Choice of Super Fund for which the Company will make contributions into. If you do not make a choice, the company will contact the ATO to establish the details of your stapled fund, which in most cases will be your most recent Superannuation Fund and will make contributions to that fund. If you do not have a previous fund, or the fund will not accept contributions, the Company will make contributions on your behalf into its default fund, Mercer.
If you want to make additional contributions to your superannuation, you can do that too via a salary sacrifice arrangement. Be sure to reach out to the payroll team to let them know how much extra you wish to contribute.
