... just not necessarily in the right order.
Email from HR:
The Federal Government made changes to the FBT status of laptops, PDAs and other items in the Federal Budget on 13 May 2008. The changes call into question the ability of the University to continue to offer packaging for these items.We are currently reviewing the impact of the changes, but, in the meantime, the University must cease all salary packaging of laptop computers, PDAs and other items purchased after the budget changes until further notice.
I don't think that salary packaging really means that HR are going to come round with brand new laptops wrapped in in crisp fivers every second Thursday. Or that they have been doing it and now they can't. Or that they're going to pay us in those Cheeto-style chips you find in every Sigma box. At least I hope not.
Laptop computers, PDAs and other items purchased before the budget changes (on 13 May) may still be packaged. However, you need to arrange and finalise the salary packaging of these items as soon as possible.
Look, I'll tinker with the very nature of life itself, you look after the accounts. Do we have a deal? (Oh, and for pity's sake when will Australia grow the chuff up and learn to use -ize like the rest of the world?)
Your patience and understanding is appreciated.
If I had either, then you'd be welcome.
Comments
"Oh, and for pity's sake when will Australia grow the chuff up and learn to use -ize like the rest of the world?"
Are you out to make me/us angry?! A good way to get comments perhaps.
Variation is not such a bad thing, and being down here at the bottom-end of the world doesn't stop us being nationalistic about our spelling.
Posted by: p.w. wig | June 6, 2008 10:41 AM
Heh. Yes, as we gear down for the Queen's Birthday weekend let's see you get angry and nationalistic.
Parochial, perhaps.
Posted by: bk | June 6, 2008 10:45 AM