Meal Allowance - Interrupted Break


Award Definition

Ambulance and Patient Transport Industry Award 2010 [MA000098]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description
A spoilt meal allowance of $18.36 is payable to an employee called back to duty before having consumed a meal during a meal break. The employee may be required to present satisfactory evidence of spoilage to the employer.

What to pay

$18.36 per shift

Notes

This is a type of expense allowance where we would not expect the employee to claim a deduction for this in their tax return

Should you withhold tax?

Withhold tax from this allowance

Should super be paid on this allowance?

This allowance forms 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?

Include this allowance as part of gross wages

How should it be reported for Single Touch Payroll?

Gross PAYEVNTEMP47

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