# Per diem

> A daily flat amount paid to a traveling employee to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/per-diem

**Summary:** A daily flat amount paid to a traveling employee to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals.

- Per diem (Latin for "per day") is the flat daily amount a company pays a traveling employee to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals away from the home office.
- It replaces line-item receipted reimbursement.
- The US benchmark is the GSA table; Brazilian practice follows the union convention (CCT); Mexico relies on internal policy.

Per diem (Latin for "per day") is the flat daily amount a company pays a traveling employee to cover meals, lodging, and incidentals away from the home office. It replaces line-item receipted reimbursement. The US benchmark is the GSA table; Brazilian practice follows the union convention (CCT); Mexico relies on internal policy.