We met with the Department recently and they told us they’ll be moving away from using meal tickets/vouchers and paying a meal allowance instead. The Department also said they’ll be in touch soon with relevant workers to let them know more about these changes and when it will come into effect.

We’re still waiting on further details about this plan, but we know in the past meal allowances haven’t always been paid based on the Award like they should be. As things progress, we’ll be putting pressure on the Department to make sure they pay these allowances fairly to everyone.

If you’ve been receiving a meal allowance or meal tickets from the Department, we’d love to hear from you so we can make sure you’re being paid fairly.

We’ll be out over the coming weeks to talk with you more about this issue so make sure you keep an eye out for us if you’ve got questions.

We’ll keep you updated when they get back to us with more information, but in the meantime, you can get in touch with any questions on 1300 880 032 or via assist@hacsu.org.au