Calculating the Number of Meal Vouchers to Credit for My Employees

💰 How much should you credit?

URSSAF makes it very clear that only one meal voucher can be given per working day, and only if the meal falls within the employee’s working hours.

It’s essential to follow this rule at the end of each month by checking your employees’ absences and days worked.

📆 When should you credit?

We recommend crediting your employees at the end of the month for the month just gone. Of course, you can also top up quarterly, for example. The choice is yours.

This way, you can take into account any days off, sick leave or departures before crediting everyone. This helps you avoid having to make adjustments for overpayments.

💸 Can you combine expense claims and meal vouchers?

You can’t combine expense claims and meal vouchers. You’ll need to deduct meal vouchers for any days when the employee was travelling for work. Example: If an employee works 20 days in a month and submits an expense claim for a meal during that month, you should give them 19 meal vouchers.

⚖️ Can you give different amounts of meal vouchers to your employees?

Meal vouchers must be given to employees on an equal basis. The principle of non-discrimination must be respected.