Common use of Paid Rest Periods Clause in Contracts

Paid Rest Periods. Employees are entitled to and shall be granted a fifteen (15) minute paid rest period during four (4) hours of work. Special arrangements for paid rest periods should be made between the employee and the supervisor when workload or staffing requirements prevent a regular schedule, or a schedule around the middle of the four (4) hour period. Employees who work beyond their normally scheduled work shift shall receive a fifteen (15) minute rest period before they continue work if their work will extend four (4) hours or more. Paid rest periods for employees working regularly scheduled long shifts (12 hours, for example) should be extended proportionally. Paid rest periods are not cumulative from one day to the next.