Waiting Orders - Telephone Allowance - Required To Have Telephone Installed


Award Definition

Ports, Harbours and Enclosed Water Vessels Award 2010 [MA000052]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description
An employee who is required by their employer to telephone for orders will if an employee has a telephone installed at their home,be paid the annual rental of such telephone plus $173.44 per year for calls necessarily incurred by the employee for ringing for such orders. If the employee is required by their employer to have a phone installed,the installation fee will be paid by the employer.

What to pay

$173.44 per year plus annual rental and reimbursement for the installation fee

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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