Weekend Return Home Allowance


Award Definition

Plumbing and Fire Sprinklers Award 2010 [MA000036]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description
An employee who works as required during the ordinary hours of work on the working day before and the working day after a weekend and who notifies the employer or their representative,no later than Tuesday of each week,of the employee’s intention to return to the employee’s usual place of residence for the weekend,must be paid an allowance of $49.19 for each occasion. This provision will not apply to an employee who is receiving the payment prescribed in clause 21.10(c) instead of board and lodging being provided by the employer or who is receiving a camping allowance as prescribed in clause 21.10(d)(v).

What to pay

$49.19 per occasion

Notes

This is a type of expense allowance where we would expect the employee to claim a deduction for this in their tax return

Should you withhold tax?

Do not withhold from this allowancd

Should super be paid on this allowance?

This allowance should not form part of ordinary times earnings

Should payroll tax be paid on this allowance?

Include this allowance for payroll tax purposes

How is it treated on the payment summary?

Show the allowance separately in the allowance box

How should it be reported for Single Touch Payroll?

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