Travel Time To Offshore Tuna Farm Allowance


Award Definition

Aquaculture Industry Award 2010 [MA000114]

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Allowance Description

When a tuna fish farm is located away from the shore so that some means of transport is necessary for an employee to pass between the shore and the tuna farm before starting and after finishing work, the employee will be paid at ordinary rates of pay for the time:

  • spent travelling before starting and after finishing work; or
  • necessarily waiting for the means of transport.


What to pay

payment at the ordinary rate for all time in excess of 30 minutes spent travelling or waiting for transport to the tuna farm

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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