Can a family trust be used to distribute income if you're an employee on a salary?

I work for a company, 220k income, wife doesn't work as she looks after our young children. I'm looking for a way to distribute my income to my wife as I don't think she will go back to work any time soon. Is this possible when on a salary or only if you're a business owner?

The other, dodgier idea I had was for her to set up a business providing some sort of service that's tax deductible in my line of work (perhaps some sort of training) and then I purchase this service and use it as a tax deduction. Is this possible or silly?