Contract Call Centres Award 2010 [MA000023]
Applies from: 01/07/2023
An employee is entitled to a meal allowance of $16.40 on each occasion that the employee is entitled to a rest break, except in the following circumstances:
If an employee has provided a meal or meals on the basis that they have been given notice to work overtime and the employee is not required to work overtime or is required to do less than the amount advised, they must be paid the prescribed meal allowance for the meal or meals which they have provided but which are surplus.
$16.40 per meal
This is a type of expense allowance where we would not expect the employee to claim a deduction for this in their tax return
Withhold tax from this allowance
This allowance forms part of ordinary times earnings
Include this allowance for payroll tax purposes
Include this allowance as part of gross wages
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