Common use of Meal and Rest Breaks Clause in Contracts

Meal and Rest Breaks. (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts. (b) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that no Nurse will work longer than five (5) consecutive hours without a break, unless mutually agreed between the Nurse and the Employer. (c) Nurses shall be permitted to combine meal and/or rest break(s) where operationally possible. (d) Operational requirements may require that Nurses remain on the nursing unit or within the facility for their designated meal and rest break(s). (e) Where operational requirements prevent a Nurse from having an uninterrupted meal or rest break(s) and it is not possible to reschedule the missed break(s) or a portion of the break(s) during the remainder of the shift, the Nurse shall be compensated for the portion of the missed meal period or rest period, at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5x) the Nurse’s hourly rate for the period of the rest and meal break(s) missed. (a) Except as provided in Article 7.03 and 7.08, time worked in addition to the regular scheduled shifts or time worked in a bi-weekly pay period that is in excess of 80 hours shall be compensated at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked. A Nurse who works in excess of four (4) continuous hours overtime shall be compensated at a rate of two times (2 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked in excess of the first (1st) four (4) hours of overtime. (b) Any overtime must have prior approval of the Employer unless justified and management is not available to obtain approval.

Meal and Rest Breaks. (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts. (b) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that no Nurse will work longer than five (5) consecutive hours without a break, unless mutually agreed between the Nurse and the Employer. (c) Nurses shall be permitted to combine meal and/or rest break(s) where operationally possible. (d) Operational requirements may require that Nurses remain on the nursing unit or within the facility for their designated meal and rest break(s). (e) Where operational requirements prevent a Nurse from having an uninterrupted meal or rest break(s) and it is not possible to reschedule the missed break(s) or a portion of the break(s) during the remainder of the shift, the Nurse shall be compensated for the portion of the missed meal period or rest period, at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5x) the Nurse’s hourly rate for the period of the rest and meal break(s) missed. (a) Except as provided in Article 7.03 and 7.08, All authorized time worked in addition to excess of the regular normal scheduled shifts work day (8 hours) or time worked in a bi-weekly pay period that is in excess of 80 eighty (80) hours per two (2) week period, shall be considered overtime and shall be compensated by pay or time off in lieu of pay at a the rate of one and one-half times (1.5 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the number of overtime hours worked. A Nurse who works in excess of four (4) continuous hours overtime shall be compensated at a rate of two times (2 x2x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked in excess of the first (1st) four (4) hours of overtime. (b) Any Time off or premium pay for overtime must have prior approval will be by mutual agreement between a Nurse and the Employer. Lieu time shall be taken at a time mutually agreeable between the Employer and a Nurse. (c) Overtime shall not be claimed for less than fifteen (15) minutes at the end of a shift, but if overtime amounts to fifteen (15) minutes or more, the overtime rates shall apply to the total period in excess of the Employer unless justified and management is not available to obtain approvalshift.

Meal and Rest Breaks. (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts. (b) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that no Nurse will work longer than five (5) consecutive hours without a break, unless mutually agreed between the Nurse and the Employer. (c) Nurses shall be permitted to combine meal and/or rest break(s) where operationally possible. (d) Operational requirements may require that Nurses remain on the nursing unit or within the facility for their designated meal and rest break(s). (e) Where operational requirements prevent a Nurse from having an uninterrupted meal or rest break(s) and it is not possible to reschedule the missed break(s) or a portion of the break(s) during the remainder of the shift, the Nurse shall be compensated for the portion of the missed meal period or rest period, at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5x) the Nurse’s hourly rate for the period of the rest and meal break(s) missed. (a) Except as provided in Article 7.03 and 7.08, time Time worked in addition to the regular scheduled shifts or time worked in a bi-weekly pay period that is in excess of 80 eight (8) hours per day or eighty (80) hours bi- weekly shall be compensated at a the rate of one and one-half times (1.5 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked. . (b) A Nurse who works in excess of four (4) continuous hours overtime shall be compensated at a rate of two times (2 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked in excess of the first (1st) four (4) hours of overtime. (bc) Any Overtime shall not be claimed for less than fifteen (15) minutes at the end of a shift, but if overtime must have prior approval amounts to fifteen (15) minutes or more, the overtime rates shall apply to the total period in excess of the Employer unless justified and management is not available to obtain approvalshift.

Meal and Rest Breaks. (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort efforts to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts. (b) The Subject to operational requirements, the Employer shall make every reasonable effort efforts to ensure that no Nurse will work longer than five (5) consecutive hours without a break, unless mutually agreed between the Nurse and the Employer. (c) Nurses shall be permitted to combine meal and/or rest break(s) where operationally possible. (d) Operational requirements may require that Nurses remain on the nursing unit or within the facility for their designated meal and and/or rest break(s). (e) Where in the Employer’s opinion operational requirements prevent a Nurse from having an uninterrupted meal or rest break(s) and it is not possible to reschedule the missed break(s) or a portion of the break(s) during the remainder of the shift, the Nurse shall be compensated for the portion of the missed meal period or rest period, at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5x) the Nurse’s Nurses hourly rate for the period portion of the rest and meal break(s) missed. (a) Except as provided in Article 7.03 and 7.08, time Time Authorized by the Employer worked in addition to the regular scheduled daily shifts or time worked in a bi-weekly pay period that is in excess of 80 eighty (80) hours (but overtime caused by the same hours worked will not be paid twice), shall be compensated at a the rate of one and one-one half times (1.5 x) the Nurse’s Nurses regular hourly rate for the overtime worked. . (b) A Nurse who on a shift works in excess of four (4) continuous hours overtime shall be compensated at a rate of two times (2 x2x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked in excess of the first (1st) four (4) hours of overtime. (bc) Any Overtime shall not be claimed for less than fifteen (15) minutes at the end of a shift, but if overtime must have prior approval amounts to fifteen (15) minutes or more, the overtime rates shall apply to the total period in excess of the Employer unless justified shift. (d) A Nurse may take time off in lieu of overtime worked at the applicable overtime rate if agreeable to the Nurse and management is not available the Employer. (e) The provisions of this clause 7.10 shall apply to obtain approvala Regular Part Time Nurse.

Meal and Rest Breaks. 14.1 Employees shall be entitled to the following breaks per working day: (i) If an employee’s work period is two hours or more but not more than four hours, the employee is entitled to one ten minute paid rest break. (ii) If an employee’s work period is more than four hours but not more than six hours the employee is entitled to: (a) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to organize the work assignment on a shift in such a way as to allow each Nurse to have designated meal and One ten minute paid rest break(s) at regular intervals during the shifts.break and (b) The Employer shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that no Nurse will One thirty minute meal break (iii) If an employee’s work longer period is more than five six hours but not more than eight hours, the employee is entitled to: (5a) consecutive Two ten minute paid rest breaks, and (b) One thirty minute meal break. (iv) If an employee’s work period is more than eight hours without a the employee is entitled to: (a) Two ten minute paid rest breaks, and (b) One thirty minute meal break, unless mutually agreed between the Nurse and the Employer.; and (c) Nurses shall be permitted to combine meal and/or rest additional break(s) where operationally possibleas set out above for the time worked over eight hours, as if the employee’s shift had started again at the eight hours point. The employee gets two ten minute paid rest breaks and one thirty minute meal break for the first eight hours of work. The employee is scheduled to work 2 more hours, so they get a further ten minute paid rest break Total entitlement: three ten minute paid rest breaks and one thirty minute meal break 14.2 Breaks are to be taken at rostered times or as directed by the employee’s manager or supervisor. (d) Operational requirements may require that Nurses 14.3 Where an employee is required to remain on the nursing unit or within premises, and to be available in the facility case of an emergency, the employee shall be paid for their designated meal break and rest break(s)provided with a free meal. In all other cases, meal breaks are unpaid. (e) 14.4 Where operational requirements prevent a Nurse from having an uninterrupted employee has to interrupt their meal or rest break(s) and it is not possible break due to reschedule work requirements, the missed break(s) or a portion of the break(s) during employee shall be entitled to the remainder of the break later during the shift, the Nurse shall be compensated for the portion of the missed meal period or rest period, at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5x) the Nurse’s hourly rate for the period of the rest and meal break(s) missed. (a) Except as provided in Article 7.03 and 7.08, time worked in addition to the regular scheduled shifts or time worked in a bi-weekly pay period that is in excess of 80 hours shall be compensated at a rate of one and one-half times (1.5 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked. A Nurse who works in excess of four (4) continuous hours overtime shall be compensated at a rate of two times (2 x) the Nurse’s regular hourly rate for the overtime worked in excess of the first (1st) four (4) hours of overtime. (b) Any overtime must have prior approval of the Employer unless justified and management is not available to obtain approval.