Laundry Allowance - Full-Time


Award Definition

Live Performance Award 2010 [MA000081]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description
Where the employer does not launder uniforms,a weekly or full-time employee will be paid a laundry allowance of $4.24 per week for blouses and shirts and $11.02 per week for other garments.

What to pay

$4.24 per week for blouses and shirts and $11.02 per week for other garments

Notes

This allowance is paid to help pay staff for laundering compulsory uniform

Should you withhold tax?

Laundry allowances should not have tax withheld from them unless they are over the ATO threshold. This is currently $0.58 per day or $2.88 per week. If they are over, the amount up to these thresholds is tax tree and the remaining amount is taxable

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?

Laundry

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