Living Away From Home Allowance


Award Definition

Professional Diving Industry (Industrial) Award 2010 [MA000108]

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Applies from: 01/07/2023

Allowance Description
An allowance of $75.66 per day or part thereof will be paid to each employee for each day or part thereof of their duty period offshore or in circumstances where employees would normally be working offshore and are temporarily accommodated onshore away from their home. With the exception of annual leave the allowance will not be payable during periods of leave or authorised absences nor during periods in which the employee is specifically engaged on shore-based duties including equipment mobilisation or demobilisation where the employee is able to live at home.

What to pay

$75.66 per day or part thereof

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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