Common use of First Meal Period Clause in Contracts

First Meal Period. (excluding ENG Camera, Integrated Playout) In the event that an employee has not been provided a meal period within the time limits required in Article 19.0, then the employee shall be given in addition to their regular hourly rate, a meal displacement penalty equal to one-half their basic hourly rate, commencing after five and one-half hours on shift and ending the earlier of the time at which they are given a meal period, or the time they are released. The meal displacement penalty shall also apply from the end of the meal period given and extend to the end of the first half hour in which the meal period should have been assigned. A meal period shall not be assigned within the first hour of the scheduled shift. First Meal Period –(ENG Camera, Integrated Playout) For all shifts of five hours or longer, a first meal period of 30 minutes (paid) shall be provided and shall be assigned not earlier than the start of the third hour of the shift. Eng Camera & Master Control employees are not eligible to claim any meal displacement penalties.