After-hours Policies (meals/taxi)
Last update: 8 June 2022
Based on anecdotal community feedback.
These policies have not been verified.
What's this about?
In this world of long nights and endless grind, the workplace can start to become a second home where you end up eating three meals a day. Whilst not everyone eats breakfast these days (you know who you are, intermittent fasters), we all love a good dinner feed. If you're lucky enough, your firm will provide you a cooked meal or an allowance for the trusty Deliveroo/UberEats order. Typically, you'll then be able to catch a taxi or Uber home so you can catch some Zzzzz's and start the whole cycle again the next morning.
This page serves to set out the policies of firms across AusCorp for after-hours meals and taxis/Ubers. What's a bit of free dinner / ride home for giving up our weeknights?
This page serves to set out the policies of firms across AusCorp for after-hours meals and taxis/Ubers. What's a bit of free dinner / ride home for giving up our weeknights?
If your company is missing or a policy is incorrect, we would love to hear from you!
There is a form at the bottom of this page for you to help us keep this list updated.
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After-hours Policies Breakdown
Amongst firms that offer dinner allowances, an overwhelming majority provide at least $30 for a feed
Whilst not noted here, several firms allow taxis/Ubers to be taken earlier in the winter due days getting darker quicker
More details
| Firm | City | Industry | Qualifying time | In-house meals | Dinner allowance | Flexibility with allowance | Policy incudes WFH? | When can you take a free taxi/Uber home? | Any other details around your policies? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen & Overy | Sydney | Law | No official time | No | $35.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| Accenture | Sydney | Consulting | 10 hours worked | No | $19.50 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | Depends on project/partner/client | All the rules are quite flexible and depend on the project you're on or MD you're working with |
| Allens | Melbourne | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Allens | Brisbane | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:30pm | - |
| Allens | Sydney | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Allens | Perth | Law | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | You can’t eat out - only takeaway |
| Allens | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, we're forced to eat them before we can order out | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Allier Capital | Sydney | Finance | 6:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| ANZ | Sydney | Finance | No official time | No | No official allowance | N/A | No | After 8:00pm | Even if you stay til 11pm you get nothing |
| Aon | Sydney | Consulting | No official time | No | No official allowance | N/A | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| Ashurst | Sydney | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:30pm | Dinner must be eaten in the office to be eligible. It’s also common practice to not count the delivery fee. |
| Ashurst | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | All really depends on the team and partners. No one looks too closely if you’re sensible about it. |
| Ashurst | Perth | Law | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7:30pm | - |
| Bain and Company | Sydney | Consulting | After 11 hrs of work | No | $50.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| Baker McKenzie | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | No | $16.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Baker McKenzie | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Barrenjoey | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| BCG | Sydney | Consulting | 6:30pm | No | $50.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| BHP | Perth | Other | No official time | No | No official allowance | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Blackstone | Sydney | Finance | 9:00pm | No | $45.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| BofA | Sydney | Finance | 6:30pm | No | $45.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| BOQ Group | Brisbane | Finance | 7:00pm | No | $35.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| C|T Group | Sydney | Consulting | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7:30pm | - |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Sydney | Finance | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Brisbane | Finance | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Charter Hall | Sydney | Property | 7:00pm | No | $20.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| Clayton Utz | Sydney | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Clayton Utz | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Clayton Utz | Brisbane | Law | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Clayton Utz | Perth | Law | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Clifford Chance | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Clyde & Co | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7.30pm | - |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Brisbane | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Melbourne | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Brisbane | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Coulter Legal | Geelong | Law | No official time | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| Credit Suisse | Sydney | Finance | 9:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | No alcohol allowed, can't be too far from the office. In practice heaps of people load up on muscle chefs from the IGA and eat them 3 meals a day |
| Department of Defence | Canberra | Government | 6:00pm | Yes, we're forced to eat them before we can order out | Sometimes expired microwave meals | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| Deloitte | Auckland | Finance | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| Deloitte | Perth | Consulting | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8.30pm in summer, 7.30pm in winter | - |
| Deloitte | Brisbane | Accounting | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | Allowance can vary depending on client. |
| Deloitte | Melbourne | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $40.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | 7:00pm during standard time, 8:00pm during daylight savings | - |
| Deloitte | Adelaide | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $20.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Deloitte | Sydney | Accounting | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Deloitte | Sydney | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8.30pm in summer, 7.30pm in winter | - |
| DLA Piper | Brisbane | Law | 8:00pm | No | $33.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| DLA Piper | Perth | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| DLA Piper | Melbourne | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| ELMO Software | Sydney | Tech | 6:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | Dinner is UberEats but only within a 2 hour window between 6pm and 8pm |
| EY | Sydney | Accounting | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| EY | Melbourne | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 7:00pm | Meal can be claimed if working 1 or more hours after 7pm, No alcohol allowed to be claimed. |
| G+T | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | Totally up to the partner as to what you can get away with. |
| G+T | Melbourne | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | G+T (Melb) is really good for having no limit on what you can order when you’re working late in the office. |
| Goldman Sachs | Melbourne | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 9:00pm | Also get weekend meals as well for every 4 hours worked on Saturday or Sunday |
| Goldman Sachs | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 9:00pm | - |
| Grant Thornton | Sydney | Accounting | No official time | No | $50.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:30pm | When traveling, there is a $60 a day breakfast/ dinner allowance. This is reimbursed |
| Hall & Wilcox | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | Have the option of frozen meals or ubereats | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7.30 pm during May-Sep and after 8.00 pm during Oct-Apr | - |
| Hamilton Locke | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | 8pm daylight savings, 7pm otherwise | - |
| Hamilton Locke | Brisbane | Law | 8:00pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | 8pm daylight savings, 7pm otherwise | - |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | Sydney | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | 8:00 pm during daylight savings, 7:00 pm otherwise | - |
| Herbert Smith Freehills | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | 8:00 pm during daylight savings, 7:00 pm otherwise | - |
| HLB Mann Judd | Sydney | Accounting | 7:00pm | No | $40.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Holding Redlich | Brisbane | Law | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| HWL Ebsworth | Sydney | Law | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | They don't officially tell you but if you work past 7, then you can try get it reimbursed |
| HWL Ebsworth | Melbourne | Law | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | They don't officially tell you but if you work past 7, then you can try get it reimbursed |
| HWL Ebsworth | Brisbane | Law | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | They don't officially tell you but if you work past 7, then you can try get it reimbursed |
| Inpex | Perth | Energy | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | No policy |
| J.P. Morgan | Sydney | Finance | 7:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 8:00pm | Dinner is only if you work past 9pm, no orders to be made before 7pm. Can get second dinner allowance at 10pm if working after midnight |
| Jarden | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $40.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| Jefferies | Sydney | Finance | 6:30pm | No | $35.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 9:00pm | - |
| John Holland | Melbourne | Engineering | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| Johnson Winter & Slattery | Brisbane | Law | 7:30pm | No | $20.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| K&L Gates | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | No | No formal policy | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| K&L Gates | Brisbane | Law | No dinner policy | No | No formal policy | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Kearney | Melbourne | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| King & Wood Mallesons | Canberra | Law | 8:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| King & Wood Mallesons | Melbourne | Law | 8:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| King & Wood Mallesons | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| KPMG | Sydney | Consulting | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | Stricter around overtime charges since COVID. Unspoken rule is partner must be aware before we charge OT meals and taxi |
| KPMG | Brisbane | Consulting | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Lander & Rogers | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| LEK Consulting | Melbourne | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $50.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 8:00pm | - |
| MA Financial | Sydney | Finance | 9:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $35.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | Getting back to quality of pre-covid meals (including steak) for firm-provided dinner |
| Macquarie Capital | Sydney | Finance | 9:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Macquarie Bank | Sydney | Finance | 9:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Marsh McLennan | Sydney | Insurance | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| McGrathNicol | Sydney | Accounting | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| McInnes Wilson Lawyers | Canberra | Law | 8:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| McKinsey | Sydney | Consulting | 8:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | After 7:00pm | - |
| McKinsey | Melbourne | Consulting | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7:00pm | - |
| Mills Oakley | Melbourne | Law | 8:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Mills Oakley | Brisbane | Law | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Mills Oakley | Perth | Law | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| Mills Oakley | Sydney | Law | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| MinterEllison | Adelaide | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, and we can't otherwise order out | No official allowance | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 9:00pm | Frozen meals for staff are stored in one particular freezer. |
| MinterEllison | Brisbane | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, and we can't otherwise order out | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| MinterEllison | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | Yes, we're forced to eat them before we can order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| MinterEllison | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | Yes, we're forced to eat them before we can order out | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | Yes | After 7:00pm | - |
| Morgan Stanley | Sydney | Finance | 6:00pm | No | $45.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| MQG | Sydney | Finance | 7:00pm | Yes, but no need to eat them if we want to order out | $30.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| MUFG | Melbourne | Finance | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| MUFG | Sydney | Finance | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Natixis | Sydney | Finance | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| NMG Consulting | Sydney | Consulting | 9:00pm | No | $10.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | Strategy team; go wild on client site |
| Nomura | Sydney | Finance | 6:30pm | No | $35.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:30pm | - |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | Depends if daylight savings 8:30pm, if not 7:30 | - |
| Norton Rose Fulbright | Melbourne | Law | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | Depends if daylight savings 8:30pm, if not 7:30 | Has to be ordered through Deliveroo with pre loaded limit |
| Ord Minnett | Sydney | Finance | 6:00pm | No | $45.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Partners in Performance | Sydney | Consulting | 7:30pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Pinsent Masons | Melbourne | Law | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Planit | Australia wide | Consulting | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | On a case by case basis | - |
| PwC | Brisbane | Consulting | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:30pm | - |
| PwC | Melbourne | Accounting | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| PwC | Sydney | Accounting | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| PwC | Auckland | Consulting | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7:30pm | - |
| Qantas | Sydney | Other | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| QIC | Brisbane | Government | 7:00pm | No | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Quantium | Sydney | Tech | 8:00pm | No | $45.00 | No, cant go a cent over | Yes | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| RBC Capital Markets | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 9:00pm | - |
| RPS | Melbourne | Consulting | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| Scentre group | Sydney | Property | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Squire Patton Boggs | Perth | Law | 7:30pm | No | $25.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Strategy& | Sydney | Consulting | 7:00pm | No | $80.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | Yes | After 7:00pm | - |
| Tracey Brunstrom & Hammond | Melbourne | Engineering | 7:00pm | No | $25.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Telstra Strategy | Sydney | Tech | 8:00pm | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | No free taxi/Uber | - |
| ThinkPlace | Canberra | Consulting | 7:30pm | No | No official allowance | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Thomson Geer | Brisbane | Law | 7:30pm | No | $40.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:30pm | - |
| Thomson Geer | Perth | Law | 7:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Thomson Geer | Sydney | Law | 7:30pm | Frozen means only. No requirement to eat them. | $40.00 | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:30pm | Approval required from HR before can be submitted for reimbursement. Reimbursement turn around is slow. |
| UBS | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $35.00 | Kinda, at partner's discretion | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Vanguard Investments Australia | Melbourne | Finance | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | No, cant go a cent over | No | After 7:00pm | - |
| Watson Mangioni Lawyers | Sydney | Law | No dinner policy | No | No official allowance | N/A | No | After 8:00pm | - |
| Westpac | Sydney | Finance | 8:00pm | No | $30.00 | Yes, generally pretty flexible | No | After 8:00pm | - |
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