Meal Breaks and Rest Breaks 5 Sample Clauses

Meal Breaks and Rest Breaks 5. 1.2.1 All employees shall be granted an unpaid meal period of at least thirty (30) minutes in duration. The meal period shall begin not more than ½ hour prior to the midpoint of the shift nor more than 1 hour following the midpoint of the shift. The Employer may determine when the meal period will occur within this time frame. A crew may choose to take an unpaid meal period of one hour; however, the end of the normal workday shall be extended by one-half (½) hour. If work continues beyond one hour past the midpoint of the shift without starting the lunch break, it shall be at double the straight time rate until relieved for the normal 1/2 hour lunch period up to a maximum of three (3) hours at double the straight time rate. When the delayed lunch period is taken it shall be on the Employer’s time at the straight time rate. It is intended that the employees will take the lunch period as close as practical to their scheduled meal period, so long as the work required to restore outages, to resolve emergencies, or to make hazardous conditions safe has been completed. If the employee is unable to eat before the end of the employee’s regular scheduled shift, the employee shall be provided ½ hour at the straight time rate to eat a meal.
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  • Meal Breaks and Rest Pauses There will be a meal break and a rest pause for each shift or day where a minimum of eight hours are worked are worked Monday to Friday. The meal break shall be thirty minutes duration and will be unpaid. The rest pause will be twenty minutes duration and paid. An employee required to work overtime on a Saturday, Sunday or rostered day off shall be allowed a 20 minute paid crib break after each five hours worked if the work is scheduled to continue after the break. Payment for the crib break shall be at the prevailing overtime rate. A second meal break of 20 minutes shall be due if working 8 hours or more, and paid at the prevailing overtime rate. Subsequent paid meal breaks are due every 4 hours The times of taking the breaks will be as agreed between the employer and majority of employees affected.

  • Meal Breaks and Rest Periods 7.1 Except when required for urgent or emergency work and except as provided in 7.2 below, no employee shall be required to work for more than five hours continuously without being entitled to a meal break of not less than half an hour. There will be only one meal break of not less than half an hour during a 10 hour shift.

  • MEAL PERIODS AND REST BREAKS 4.1 Except when required for urgent or emergency work and except as provided in 4.2 no employee shall be required to work for more than five hours continuously without being allowed a meal break of not less than half an hour.

  • Lunch and Rest Breaks (a) Normally, a non-paid lunch break of either one half (½) hour or one (1) hours duration will be taken halfway through each shift. However, if job conditions require, the lunch break may be moved up to one (1) hour in either direction.

  • Meal and Rest Breaks (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts.

  • Missed Meal Breaks (a) (applicable to full-time employees only) If an employee is authorized to work, during the lunch break, due to the requirements of patient care, he will be paid time and one-half (1½) his regular straight time hourly rate for all time worked in excess of his normal daily hours.

  • Meal Breaks (a) An employee who works in excess of five hours will be entitled to an unpaid meal break of not less than 30 minutes and not more than 60 minutes.

  • Rest Breaks Employees shall receive a fifteen (15) minute break during each four (4) hours worked. It is the Employer's intention to provide uninterrupted rest breaks.

  • Lunch Breaks The lunch break will consist of a one-half hour (or one hour where scheduled) unpaid break taken mid-way during regular work day. In the event that an employee is required to work during his regular lunch period he shall be allowed a one-half hour lunch period between the hours of ll:30 a.m. and l:00 p.m., otherwise he shall be paid double time for working through said lunch period.

  • Meal Break a) Employees who work for more than five continuous hours are entitled to an unpaid meal break of 30 minutes each day.

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