Breaks and Meal Breaks Clause Samples

The 'Breaks and Meal Breaks' clause establishes the rights and obligations of employees and employers regarding rest periods during the workday. It typically specifies the duration and timing of short rest breaks and longer meal breaks, outlining whether these periods are paid or unpaid and any conditions for taking them. By clearly defining when and how breaks must be provided, this clause ensures compliance with labor laws, promotes employee well-being, and helps prevent disputes over work hours and rest entitlements.
Breaks and Meal Breaks. Meal breaks are taken on the employee's own time. Breaks and meal breaks may not be taken at the beginning or end of a shift to change starting and ending times. Upon mutual agreement, a combination of supper/afternoon break or morning break/lunch may be scheduled. Note - Breaks and meal breaks shall be determined by the chart below: WORK (number of continuous hours) BREAKS (15 minutes, paid) MEAL BREAK (Non-paid) Up to and including 3 hours none none More than 3 hours and up to and including 5 hours 1 none More than 5 hours and less than 7 hours 1 *30 or 60 minutes 7 hours or more, break to be taken in each half of the shift 2 *30 or 60 minutes * Employees working in those branches located in the area served by the former Wentworth libraries and ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and their successors, (i.e. change in branch location) may be required to have a 30-minute lunch.
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Breaks and Meal Breaks. Employees will have paid meal breaks as follows: LENGTH OF SHIFT NUMBER OF BREAKS LENGTH OF BREAKS Up to 4.75 hours 1 1 15 minute break 5-7 hours 2 1 15 minute break & 1 30 minute break 7.25-9 hours 3 2 15 minute breaks & 1 30 minute break 9.25-10 hours 3 1 15 minute break & 2 30 minute breaks Over 10-12 hours 4 2 15 minute breaks & 2 30 minute breaks It is understood that employees will have a total of five (5) minutes travel time for a meal break and a total of five (5) minutes travel time for each rest period.
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Breaks and Meal Breaks. Public Safety Sergeants, Public Safety Officers, and Community Services Officers are allowed two (2) fifteen (15) minute breaks and a thirty (30) minute paid meal break during assigned shift, but work assignments are priority and paramount and City is not obligated or liable in any manner for meal time or breaks not taken. Dispatchers will be allowed a thirty (30) minute paid meal period during the shift, however work assignments are priority and paramount and City is not obligated or liable in any manner for meal periods not taken. Dispatchers are encouraged to remain on the work site during their entire work shift.
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Breaks and Meal Breaks a. Employees are entitled to paid lunch when their systems are scheduled to continuously operate. b. Each employee shall receive a paid 15-minute rest period during each half working day provided more than two hours have been worked in each half day.
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Breaks and Meal Breaks. Rest Break A short break of 15 continuous minutes within a shift that resets continuous worked time (paid time) Meal Break A longer break of at least 30 minutes within a shift that separates two half duties and resets continuous worked timed (unpaid time)
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Breaks and Meal Breaks. 8.1 Breaks When the working day is longer than five hours, the salaried employee is entitled to a break. A deviation may be made by a local agreement provided that the salaried employee is compensated with leave-in-lieu or is granted suitable protection. The employer shall state in advance the length and scheduling of the breaks as precisely as circumstances permit. The number of breaks, their length and scheduling shall be satisfactory, taking into account the work situation. During breaks, the salaried employee is entitled to leave the workplace since breaks are not paid working hours. Note:
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Breaks and Meal Breaks. Employees shall be entitled to the following paid rest periods and unpaid b reaks during each normal working day. Meal b reaks as established by the Gallery shall not be considered time worked:
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Related to Breaks and Meal Breaks

  • Meal Breaks The timing of meal breaks on any particular job may be discussed between the Employer and the majority of employees at a particular site and varied by agreement. Occupational health and safety considerations will always prevail.

  • Breaks 40.1 One 10-minute paid morning rest break and one 30 minute unpaid lunch break will be scheduled within 6 hours after work starts. 40.2 Where an Employee is required to work more than two hours overtime after the usual ceasing time of the day or shift they shall be allowed a 20 minute rest break paid at ordinary time rates prior to commencing overtime. Employees who take payment in lieu of stopping work for this break will be regarded as having worked a further 20 minutes and shall be paid at overtime rates. 40.3 An Employee working overtime on a Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday shall be allowed a 30-minute combined Rest Period/Meal/Crib Break after four hours work, such time to be paid at double ordinary time rates, with a further 20 minute Crib break to be paid at double ordinary time rates if the overtime continues past 8 hours worked. 40.4 In the case of overtime work being cancelled by the Employer at the end of the 4-hour minimum or any time thereafter, Employees will, in addition to the payments as prescribed, be paid for the 30 minutes combined Crib/Meal/Rest Period if not already taken. 40.5 If work proceeds beyond the 4 hours minimum then Employees will be paid for all time so worked.

  • Lunch Breaks The lunch break will consist of a one-half hour (or one hour where scheduled) unpaid break taken mid-way during regular work day. In the event that an employee is required to work during his regular lunch period he shall be allowed a one-half hour lunch period between the hours of ll:30 a.m. and l:00 p.m., otherwise he shall be paid double time for working through said lunch period.

  • Reporting Total Compensation of Recipient Executives 1. Applicability and what to report. You must report total compensation for each of your five most highly compensated executives for the preceding completed fiscal year, if— i. the total Federal funding authorized to date under this award is $25,000 or more; ii. in the preceding fiscal year, you received— (A) 80 percent or more of your annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (and subcontracts) and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR 170.320 (and subawards); and (B) $25,000,000 or more in annual gross revenues from Federal procurement contracts (and subcontracts) and Federal financial assistance subject to the Transparency Act, as defined at 2 CFR 170.320 (and subawards); and iii. The public does not have access to information about the compensation of the executives through periodic reports filed under section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a), 78o(d)) or section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (To determine if the public has access to the compensation information, see the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission total compensation filings at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/answers/execomp.htm.) 2. Where and when to report. You must report executive total compensation described in paragraph b.1. of this award term: i. As part of your registration profile at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.gov. ii. By the end of the month following the month in which this award is made, and annually thereafter.

  • Meal Break An employer is required to provide an unpaid meal break of not less than 30 consecutive minutes and not more than 1 hour to an employee who is engaged or rostered to work for more than 5 hours on a day and such meal break will start no later than 5 hours after the employee commenced work on that day.