Workplace giving provides a simple and tax effective way for employees to participate in charitable giving. Through workplace giving employees donate money on a regular basis to one or more deductible gift recipients (DGR's) directly through their pay. A DGR is a charity or other organisation that is entitled to receive tax deductible donations.

Employees nominate their preferred DGR from the selection of DGRs provided by their employers, the frequency of their donations (for example fortnightly, monthly etc) and the donation amount.

When employers calculate the amount to be withheld from the employee's salary for a pay period, they should deduct the employee's donation amount from the gross salary before referring to the appropriate tax table.

At the end of the financial year employers should provide each employee with confirmation of the employee's donation(s). This confirmation is needed to claim a tax deduction.

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