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Seafood Processing Award 2010 [MA000068]
Applies from: 01/07/2023
An employee must be paid a meal allowance of $16.81 on each occasion the employee is entitled to a rest break in accordance with clause 19.7.
The meal allowance is not payable:
●if the employee is a day worker and was notified no later than the previous day that they would be required to work such overtime; or
●if the employee is a shiftworker and was notified no later than the previous day or previous rostered shift that they would be required to work such overtime; or
●if the employee lives in the same locality as the enterprise and could reasonably return home for meals; or
●if the employee is provided with an adequate meal by the employer.
$16.81 for the first meal and $15.59 for an extra meal after every 4 hours
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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