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🎯 If you are unsure if this Pay Type applies to your circumstances, please refer to the Payee's Employment Contract or obtain advice from either the Australian Taxation Office or Fair Work Ombudsman.
Award Transport or Fares Allowance (S&W & OTE) is applicable when the Payee is entitled to an allowance for business use of their private vehicle or fees for private/public transport, where there is no evidence of traceability between the current Award/industrial instrument the Payee is employed under to a historical award/industrial instrument that was in force on 29 October 1986.
For example, under the;
- Real Estate Industry Award 2020 [MA000106], where a Payee is required to use their private vehicle for business use, they will be paid a weekly standing charge allowance of $81.67 for a Motor Vehicle up to and including 1600cc.
- Children’s Services Award 2010 [MA000120], where a Payee is directed to work away from their normal place of work on any day, they will be paid an allowance of $13.73 per day to compensate for excess fares.
Award Transport or Fares Allowance (S&W & OTE) uses the $ (or % of Rate Per Hour) set within the Pay Type and Leave Entitlements are not applicable. Payments with this pay type are included in W1 (Total of Salary, Wages & other payments), Taxable and Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE).
