Meal Allowance While Travelling - Not Local Shows - less than 5 working days/ 5 working days or more


Award Definition

Live Performance Award 2010 [MA000081]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description

Meals while travelling –one week (5 working days) or less

Where the period of travel is one week or less and the employee is not provided with meals during the period of travel, the employer shall pay the employee a meal allowance of $32.96 for each meal period that occurs during the travel. 

Meals while travelling –one week (5 working days) or more

Where the period of travel is one week or more and the employee is not provided with meals during the period of travel, the employer shall pay the employee a meal allowance of up to a maximum of $334.30 per week or $66.86 per day in a broken week.



What to pay

$32.96 for a meal/ $66.86 per day up to a maximum of $334.30 per week

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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