Common use of Meal/Rest Periods Clause in Contracts

Meal/Rest Periods. Meal periods and rest periods shall be administered in accordance with state law (WAC 296-126-092). Employees shall be allowed an unpaid meal period of one-half (1/2) hour. Employees required by the Employer to remain on duty or in the hospital during their meal period shall be compensated for such time at the appropriate rate of pay. All employees shall be allowed a rest period of fifteen (15) minutes on the Employer’s time, for each four (4) hours of working time. Subject to prior supervisory approval, meal and/or rest periods may be combined. If an employee requests her/his manager (or alternate) for the time off to take a scheduled break and the manager does not allow the time off, Employer will pay the employee for fifteen (15) minutes for each such break missed, at the appropriate rate in addition to the employee’s regular shift pay for the hours worked, except where the employee is given the time off later in the shift. Employee concerns regarding the application of Article 7.6 shall, upon request, become an agenda item for the Labor-Management Committee.

Meal/Rest Periods. Meal periods and rest periods shall be administered in accordance with state law (WAC 296-126-092). Employees shall be allowed an unpaid meal period of one-half (1/2) hourhour (or one (1) hour if so scheduled for clinic employees). Employees required by the Employer to remain on duty or in the hospital during their meal period shall be compensated for such time at the appropriate rate of pay. All employees shall be allowed a rest period of fifteen (15) minutes on the Employer’s time, for each four (4) hours of working time. Subject to prior supervisory approval, meal and/or rest periods may be combined. If an employee requests her/his their manager (or alternate) for the time off to take a scheduled break and the manager does not allow the time off, Employer will pay the employee for fifteen (15) minutes for each such break missed, at the appropriate rate in addition to the employee’s regular shift pay for the hours worked, except where the employee is given the time off later in the shift. Employee concerns regarding the application of Article 7.6 shall, upon request, become an agenda item for the Labor-Management Committee.

Meal/Rest Periods. Meal periods and rest periods shall be administered in accordance with state law (WAC 296-126-092). Employees shall be allowed an unpaid meal period of one-half (1/2) hourhour (or one (1) hour if so scheduled). Employees required by the Employer to remain on duty or in the hospital during their meal period shall be compensated for such time at the appropriate rate of pay. All employees shall be allowed a rest period of fifteen (15) minutes on the Employer’s time, for each four (4) hours of working time. Subject to prior supervisory approval, meal and/or rest periods may be combined. If an employee requests her/his manager (or alternate) for the time off to take a scheduled break and the manager does not allow the time off, Employer will pay the employee for fifteen (15) minutes for each such break missed, at the appropriate rate in addition to the employee’s regular shift pay for the hours worked, except where the employee is given the time off later in the shift. Employee concerns regarding the application of Article 7.6 shall, upon request, become an agenda item for the Labor-Management Committee.