per diem allowance australia
up vote -2 down vote favorite. Per diem is a daily allowance for expenses, a specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual per day to cover living and traveling expenses (allowance) in connection with work done away from home or on tour.sk your employer, as this depends on them. Ask what allowable expenses are and what their maximums. In the U.S. the U.S. government sets per diem rates for its employees. There is a maximum rate for hotels and a daily rate for meals and other expenses. For expensive cities, these are adjusted upward.