Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Award 2010 [MA000115]
Applies from:
Laundry allowance
Where an employer requires an employee to wear any special clothing in accordance with clause 18.3(a)(i),the employer will also:
Notes:
All special clothing provided by the employer will remain the property of the employer.
The clothing allowance but not the laundry allowance will be paid during all absences on leave, except absences on long service leave and absences on personal/carer’s leave beyond 21 days.
Where, prior to the taking of leave, an employee was paid a clothing allowance other than at the weekly rate, the rate to be paid during absence on leave will be an average of the allowance paid during the 4 weeks immediately preceding the taking of leave.
reimbursement for reasonable laundering and maintenance of special clothing, or an allowance of $0.26 per day or part thereof or $1.29 per week (whichever is the lesser amount)
This allowance is paid to help pay staff for laundering compulsory uniform
Laundry allowances should not have tax withheld from them unless they are over the ATO threshold. This is currently $0.58 per day or $2.88 per week. If they are over, the amount up to these thresholds is tax tree and the remaining amount is taxable
This allowance should not form part of ordinary times earnings
Include this allowance for payroll tax purposes
Show the allowance separately in the allowance box
Laundry