Break Days Clause Samples
The Break Days clause defines specific days during which certain contractual obligations, such as work or service delivery, are temporarily suspended. In practice, this clause might specify weekends, public holidays, or other agreed-upon dates when neither party is required to perform their usual duties under the contract. Its core function is to provide clarity and predictability regarding periods of non-performance, helping both parties plan their activities and avoid misunderstandings about deadlines or service expectations during these designated breaks.
Break Days a. All academic support professionals with less than 12-month appointments will earn two break days per month of the appointment. Break days will not be subject to cumulative leave pay-out when the academic support professional retires or leaves the University. Academic support professionals with 12-month appointments will not have break days, having access instead to accrued annual leave.
b. No academic support professional may accumulate more than the number of break days earnable within two appointment years. This provision does not guarantee re-employment for academic support professionals on the one-year retention cycle.
c. Deductions of break time shall not be made for any Board-approved holiday. Academic support professionals should use break days unless observing a Board-approved holiday, using unpaid time off contract, or using sick leave.
d. Break days will not accumulate during leave without salary or during retraining leave.
e. An academic support professional's request for dates of break time shall be approved by her/his supervisor and shall be subject to the consideration of maintaining efficiency of operations. A request for break time shall not be unreasonably denied. Any request to use more than ten consecutive break days shall be submitted to the appropriate ▇▇▇▇ or vice president for approval.
Break Days. The employee shall not be scheduled to work more than five 19 (5) days in a row without an unpaid break day. Hours worked in excess of these five (5) days 20 shall be paid at the overtime rate of pay. ▇▇▇▇ worked immediately prior to the shift change shall 21 be included in the five (5) day requirement of this subsection.
Break Days. A regular Employee may make application in writing to their Immediate supervisor for take-a-break days. If operational requirements permit. approval shall be given.