Common use of Meal Hours Clause in Contracts

Meal Hours. 16.1 Not less than 30 minutes or more than one hour shall be allowed for meal breaks. The meal break shall be taken no later than to finish at 2.00 p.m., provided that no employee shall be required to work for more than 5 hours without a break for a meal. Such meal break shall not count as time worked. 16.2 Where overtime is necessary for more than 1 hour after the usual finishing time, a break of not less than 30 minutes or more than 1 hour shall be allowed for tea and shall be taken within 1 hour of such finishing time. Where such overtime does not exceed 1 hour, there shall not be any break; provided that any employer and his/her employee may mutually agree to any variation of this subclause to meet the circumstances of the work in hand. 16.3 Subject to subclause 16.1 of this clause, an employer may require an employee to work during his/her recognised meal break as part of his/her ordinary time.

Meal Hours. 16.1 (i) Not less than 30 thirty minutes or nor more than one hour shall be allowed for meal breaks. The meal break shall be taken no later than to finish at 2.00 p.m., p.m. provided that no employee shall be required to work for more than 5 five hours without a break for a meal. Such meal break shall not count as time worked. 16.2 (ii) Where overtime is necessary for more than 1 hour after the usual finishing time, a break of not less than 30 minutes or minutes, nor more than 1 hour shall be allowed for tea and shall be taken within 1 hour of such finishing time. Where such overtime does not exceed 1 hour, there shall not be any break; provided : Provided that any employer and his/her his employee may mutually agree to any variation of this subclause to meet the circumstances of the work in hand. 16.3 (iii) Subject to subclause 16.1 sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of this clause, an employer may require an employee to work during his/her recognised meal break as part of his/her ordinary time.

Meal Hours. 16.1 (i) Not less than 30 minutes or more than one hour shall be allowed for meal breaks. The meal break shall be taken no later than to finish at 2.00 p.m., provided that no employee shall be required to work for more than 5 hours without a break for a meal. Such meal break shall not count as time worked. 16.2 (ii) Where overtime is necessary for more than 1 hour after the usual finishing time, a break of not less than 30 minutes or more than 1 hour shall be allowed for tea and shall be taken within 1 hour of such finishing time. Where such overtime does not exceed 1 hour, there shall not be any break; provided that any employer and his/her employee may mutually agree to any variation of this subclause to meet the circumstances of the work in hand. 16.3 (iii) Subject to subclause 16.1 subclauses (i) and (ii) of this clause, an employer may require an employee to work during his/her recognised meal break as part of his/her ordinary time.