Working Away From Home Base - Meal Allowance


Award Definition

Air Pilots Award 2010 [MA000046]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description

Where a pilot is away from home base on an overnight or field tour other than a tour where the employer is obligated to accept messing arrangements provided by the client the meal allowance will be:

 

 

$ per meal

Breakfast

32.08

Lunch

35.95

Dinner

61.79



What to pay

$32.08 for breakfast, $35.95 for lunch, and $61.79 for dinner

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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