Meal Periods - Outside Regular Working Hours Clause Samples

Meal Periods - Outside Regular Working Hours. ‌ It is the policy of the Public Works Department, Maintenance Division, to insure the health and welfare of its employees by providing a period for the eating of meals at regular or nearly regular times and intervals when such times or intervals fall within the hours the employee is required to work. Each employee is basically responsible to provide the employee's own meals. It is the intention of the City to provide for alternate eating arrangements when the hours or location of required duty make normal eating habits impossible or impractical. Whenever practical, employees should take meals during normal times and only use commercial establishments when the employee's normal eating arrangements cannot be used because of a requirement that he/she be on duty. The City may provide appropriate meals and/or refreshments at the site of the work at City expense and employees will not be otherwise compensated for such meals. Normal meal times for the purpose of this policy shall be: • Breakfast 7:00 to 7:30 a.m. • Lunch 12:00 noon to 12:30 p.m. • Dinner 5:00 to 5:30 p.m. • The minimum interval between eating periods is four (4) hours.