On Call Allowance - Any 24 Hour Period Or Part Thereof When On Call Between The Time Of Finishing Ordinary Duty On Monday To The Time Of Finishing Ordinary Duty On Friday


Award Definition

Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010 [MA000100]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description

An employee required by the employer to be on call (i.e. available for recall to duty) will be paid an allowance of $22.81 in respect to any 24 hour period or part thereof during the period from the time of finishing ordinary duty on Monday to the time of finishing ordinary duty on Friday.

 



What to pay

$22.81

Notes

This is a type of on-call allowance. You will need to determine if this is part of the employee's ordinary hours or not to determine how to treat it.

Should you withhold tax?

Withhold tax from this allowance

Should super be paid on this allowance?

If this is part of ordinary hours, it should be included in ordinary times earnings. If it is outside of ordinary hours, it should not be 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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