Rest Periods/Breaks. Nurses in the bargaining unit shall be granted a fifteen-minute rest period within each four hour period. Nurses working a twelve-hour shift will receive three rest periods. Each unit will establish guidelines to enable nurses to take their breaks. A nurse who does not receive a break is obligated to bring it to the attention of unit management immediately, or by the end of the shift. A missed rest break not documented in Kronos or the exception log by the nurse will be considered as taken for purposes of this section. See Memorandum of Agreement re: Rest Breaks incorporated herein.
Rest Periods/Breaks. 5.11.1 Unit members assigned six (6) hours or more shall be permitted two (2) paid, fifteen (15) minute rest breaks; one (1) during the first half of the workday, and one (1) during the second half of the workday. Each unit member assigned from three (3) hours up to six (6) hours shall be entitled to a fifteen (15) minute rest break approximately midway through the work period.
Rest Periods/Breaks. All employees shall be allowed a rest period if their regular daily schedule calls for four (4) hours or more of continuous work. Rest periods may be flexible, but shall generally be consistent with the following recommended schedule: Daily Hours Worked Suggested Rest Periods 8 hours 15 minutes 15 minutes 7.5 hours 15 minutes 10 minutes 7 hours 15 minutes 10 minutes 6.5 hours 10 minutes 10 minutes 6 hours 10 minutes 10 minutes 5.5 hours to 4 hours 15 minutes
Rest Periods/Breaks. Each employee working four (4) consecutive hours per day or more shall receive one (1) paid fifteen (15) minute break for each complete four (4)-hour period worked. The rest period will be scheduled by the employee's supervisor. Breaks are not to be accumulated and an employee may be interrupted during a break to perform necessary duties. If breaks are interrupted, they may be resumed at a more convenient time if the interruption was at the request of the Building Administration or his/her designee or the employee's immediate supervisor. An employee is not allowed to take breaks at the beginning or end of his/her regular work day.
Rest Periods/Breaks. In the Collective Bargaining agreement that expired on June 30, 2013, Section 7.12 Rest Periods/Breaks stated:
Rest Periods/Breaks. Nurses in the bargaining unit shall be granted a fifteen-minute rest period within each four hour period. Nurses working a twelve-hour shift will receive three rest periods. Each unit will establish guidelines to enable nurses to take their breaks. A nurse who does not receive a break is obligated to bring it to the attention of unit management immediately, or by the end of the shift. After August 19, 2013, a missed rest break not documented in Kronos by the nurse will be considered as taken for purposes of this section. The parties agree that the agreed-upon changes to Section 7.12 above do not have any effect upon current grievance(s), litigation, arbitration, mediation or settlement talks by and between the parties concerning Rest Periods/Breaks at the University of Washington Medical Center. In addition, the parties agree that by August 19, 2013, the Kronos system will include a clear and concise method of daily attestation that will be used by RNs to identify any/all missed rest periods/breaks. University of Washington Medical Center Washington State Nurses Association Dated this day of July, 2013. Dated this day of July, 2013. 1 Section 7.12 has been renumbered to 7.11. APPENDIX I CLASS SPECIFICATIONS XX XX AND III Class Code: 8895 Specification for Class REGISTERED NURSE II BASIC FUNCTION Provide professional nursing care at increasing levels of expertise. Assess, diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care; provide direction to staff in learning situations. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS Under general direction, provide patient care and coordination of services through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation of safe, therapeutic care. TYPICAL WORK Demonstrate and document for assigned patients completion of:
Rest Periods/Breaks. 8.10.1 All members shall be granted paid, duty-free rest periods at the rate of fifteen minutes per three and three-quarters hours worked, exclusive of the fifteen minute rest period or major fraction thereof.
Rest Periods/Breaks. Each employee working four (4) consecutive hours per day or more shall receive one
Rest Periods/Breaks. 9 7.12 Flexible Staffing (Voluntary Time Off). 9 ARTICLE 8 - EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 10
Rest Periods/Breaks. The City Manager hereby authorizes department heads to permit their employees to take brief rest periods during any working day at such times and of such duration as will result in an increase in their work output and thus promote efficiency. Rest periods shall not exceed fifteen minutes per break and nor shall exceed two breaks per workday. No such rest period shall be taken during the first or last hour of any employee’s working period. The taking of rest periods is hereby declared to be a matter of privilege and not of right. Supervisors shall have the right to schedule rest periods to maximize the efficiency of their operations. Any rest period not taken at the time permitted shall be deemed waived and shall not be accumulated or carried over from one work period to any subsequent work period, or compensated in any form.
