Employee benefits
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Feel supported at Lifeblood
There’s no such thing as ‘one size fits all’ when it comes to career development, so we make sure we have a range of flexible, self-paced tools and opportunities.
When you start working with us, your manager will talk to you about any job-specific training you require, whether it’s technical, safety, quality, compliance training or something else that gives you a leg up. They’ll be there to guide you through it, or put the wheels in motion to organise it. Learning tools include:
- online training
- on-the-job development
- collaborative learning opportunities
- leadership development programs
- external courses and seminars
- internal training
- workplace skills coaching.
Performance feedback and development
No matter what department, location or level of expertise, we want to ensure all our employees have the opportunity to innovate, learn new skills and embrace new challenges.
Our performance development framework helps you plan for the year ahead and seek regular feedback from your manager. At Lifeblood, your performance will be rated not just on what you achieved, but how you achieved it.
Salary packaging
Make the most of your salary by paying for certain approved things before paying taxes.
From mortgages to dining out, car leasing to accommodation, there are plenty of expenses that can be included in salary packaging. And, by packaging up to $15,900 of your income, you can pay less tax!
We partner with Maxxia, so it’s best to get in touch with them to find out exactly what you can package and how much tax you can save. Of course, we offer this service in line with government legislation. If the legislation changes, we may have to change our policies too.
Call Maxxia on 1300 123 123.
Become work-life fit
We’re proud to foster an environment where all people can come together to achieve their very best. To help you achieve this, we’ve set up a range of great initiatives and programs to ensure you can maintain your work-life balance.
Mental wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program
Any employee or member of their immediate family can get access to private, professional counselling for free. It can be for personal or work-related advice.
- Time off
Whether it’s for education, parental leave or a family emergency, our leave policies are designed to support our people as well as our business needs.
- Flexible work
9-to-5 isn’t for everyone. That’s why we offer shift work, job sharing, flexible hours and the ability to work from home in many roles.
Physical health
- Safety first
Through our training, our staff and leaders identify and manage any work health and safety issues. We’re really proud of how safe our offices, labs and donor centres are.
- Discounted private healthcare insurance
Through our corporate health partners, Medibank and Bupa, you can access private health insurance at discounted corporate rates, with quality cover and added benefits. Not only that, but our people can pay insurance pre-tax.
- Perimenopause and menopause support
We started our internal commitment to ‘Support the Pause’ in 2024. It’s really important to us that every team member experiencing perimenopause or menopause symptoms feels understood, supported and safe.
We’ve been listening, learning, training and growing ever since.
We even got a Menopause Friendly Accreditation and were recognised for the Best Health and Wellbeing Strategy at the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Awards 2025. Following our win, AHRI published a case study showcasing our Support the Pause initiative. The case study highlights our approach to destigmatising perimenopause and menopause at work, including leadership sponsorship, practical workplace adjustments and the role of lived experience in driving cultural change.
Lifeblood benefits
- Discounted private health insurance
Through our corporate health partners, Medibank and Bupa, you can access private health insurance at discounted corporate rates, with quality cover and added benefits. Not only that, but our people can pay insurance pre-tax.
- Discounted insurance while on parental leave
Employees who are going on parental leave and have their superannuation with HESTA, can apply to receive free insurance cover for up to 12 months.
- Employee Assistance Program
The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a confidential, counselling and wellbeing service available to all Lifeblood employees, their partners and immediate family members.
- Wellbeing program
We care about your health and wellbeing. That’s why we have a range of wellbeing programs, including health and fitness information, advice and initiatives.
- Purchase leave
While you may already be familiar with our flexible working arrangements. We also offer employees the ability to purchase additional annual leave.
- Discounted car hire
As Lifeblood is a preferred partner of Hertz, our employees can access discounted Hertz rates when travelling for leisure.
- Discounted veterinary care
Lifeblood employees can visit any Greencross Vet and receive 10% off professional services, just show a form of Lifeblood employee ID to receive the benefit.
For more information, refer to the flyer and visit their website
- Public transport annual ticket
Full-time and part-time employees wishing to purchase an annual public transport ticket can apply for the cost of this ticket to be provided to them in full as a loan, paying back the total amount within a 12-month period through regular payroll deductions.
