Meals and Breaks Clause Samples

Meals and Breaks. During each nurse's workday, the nurse shall receive the following: 4.2.1 One paid fifteen (15) minute rest period during each four (4) consecutive hours of work. Insofar as practicable, the breaks shall be near the middle of such work duration. 4.2.2 One uninterrupted meal period of one-half (1/2) hour on the nurse's own time, subject to the provisions below. The Medical Center will make good faith efforts to allow the nurse to take the meal period near the middle of the nurse’s shift, subject to operational and patient care needs. If a nurse is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain at or return to his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall be paid time. 4.2.3 The Medical Center acknowledges the importance of breaks and meal periods to the nurses. The parties further acknowledge that the provision of regular rest periods may not be possible due to the nature and circumstances of work in an acute care facility (including emergent patient care needs, the safety and health of patients, availability of other qualified nurses to provide relief, and intermittent and unpredictable patient census and needs). It is understood that a missed break or meal period due to any of the above-referenced situations is not a basis for disciplinary action. The parties therefore agree to the following: 4.2.3.1 Scheduling of breaks is best resolved by unit-based decisions, where the affected nurses are involved in creative and flexible approaches to the scheduling of rest and meal periods. 4.2.3.2 Each unit has the flexibility to develop a plan for scheduling nurses for the total amount of rest and meal periods set forth in this section, subject to the following: 4.2.3.2.1 The plan must have the agreement of the unit manager, and then be made available for review on the Medical Center’s Intranet. 4.2.3.2.2 The preferred approach is to relieve nurses for two 15-minute rest periods and one 30-minute meal period within an 8-hour shift. Shift-based variances from the preferred approach may be made with the approval of the charge nurse on duty or the supervisor, if the charge nurse is not available. 4.2.3.2.3 If a nurse believes that he or she is unable to take the breaks or meal periods described above, the nurse will inform his or her charge nurse (or supervisor, if the charge nurse is not available) as soon as possible. The charge nurse/supervisor or manager will make reasonable efforts to provide the nurse with such break(s) or meal period. 4.2...

Meals and Breaks. Whenever possible Dispatchers will be relieved for a lunch break, not to exceed one-half hour, at or near the halfway point through the shift when feasible. If during the break, a situation arises that it is necessary for the dispatcher to return to dispatching duties, they will do so without delay and they shall be paid an additional amount of wages equal to the straight time wage rate for the period of the lunch break lost, up to one half hour. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide each Dispatcher with two (2) ten minute breaks during each eight (8) hour shift in addition to the lunch break.

Meals and Breaks. The basic workday shall be eight (8) hours to be 4 worked within eight and one-half (8½) consecutive hours, including a one-half (1/2) hour 5 meal period on the nurse’s own time; and one fifteen (15) minute rest period without 6 loss of pay during each four (4) hour period of employment, as scheduled by the 7 Medical Center. 8 1. If a nurse is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain 9 at his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall be paid time. For 10 purposes of this paragraph a nurse is deemed to have been requested to remain 11 at his/her duty station if he/she is the only nurse assigned to an organized 12 nursing unit for a shift, unless: 13 a. The nurse actually leaves his/her duty station during such 14 meal period, or 15 b. The Medical Center provides in writing for alternate 16 coverage of the unit during the meal period. 17 2. Patient care units may substitute other pre-arranged rest period 18 schedules with the approval of the unit’s manager. If a nurse cannot be relieved 19 for all or part of a scheduled or pre-arranged rest period and is not given 20 alternative rest period time during the shift, the nurse should report this

Meals and Breaks. The basic workday shall be eight (8) hours to be worked within eight and one-half (8½) consecutive hours, including a one-half (1/2) hour meal period on the nurse’s own time; and one fifteen (15) minute rest period without loss of pay during each four (4) hour period of employment, as scheduled by the Medical Center. 1. If a nurse is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain at his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall be paid time. For purposes of this paragraph a nurse is deemed to have been requested to remain at his/her duty station if he/she is the only nurse assigned to an organized nursing unit for a shift, unless: a. The nurse actually leaves his/her duty station during such meal period, or b. The Medical Center provides in writing for alternate coverage of the unit during the meal period. 2. Patient care units may substitute other pre-arranged rest period schedules with the approval of the unit’s manager. If a nurse cannot be relieved for all or part of a scheduled or pre-arranged rest period and is not given alternative rest period time during the shift, the nurse should report this immediately to the nurse’s charge nurse, supervisor or manager.

Meals and Breaks. 1. There will be a fifteen (15) minute break after every two (2) hours of work. 2. A meal break of one (1) hour, off the clock, will be given no later than after every five (5) hours of work. If the Employer provides a hot meal on the job site, a break of thirty (30) minutes, on the clock, will be sufficient. 3. If a meal break is not given by the end of five (5) hours worked, each employee shall be paid at one & one half times (x1.5) the prevailing rate and shall receive an additional ten dollars ($10.50) for each half hour, or portion thereof, until a meal break is given.

Meals and Breaks. 1. There will be a fifteen (15) minute break after every two (2) hours of work. 2. A meal break of one (1) hour, off the clock, will be given no later than after every five (5) hours of work. If the Employer provides a hot meal on the job site, a break of thirty (30) minutes, on the clock, will be sufficient and all subsequent hours worked shall be equated in one-hour increments. 3. If a meal break is not given by the end of five (5) hours worked, each employee shall be paid at one & one half times (x1.5) the prevailing rate and shall receive an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for each four hour period past the initial 4 hour call, or portion thereof, until a meal break is given. 4. Provisions shall be made for restroom facilities during work hours.

Meals and Breaks. Whenever possibl e Dispatchers will be relieved for a lunch break, not to exceed one -half hour, at or near the halfway point through the shift when feasible. If during the break, a situation arises that it is necessary for the officer to return to his duties, the Dispatcher will return to dispatching duties. If the Dispatcher is required to return to dispatching duties, the employee shall be paid an additional amount of wages equal to the straight time wage rate for the period of the lunch break lost up to one-half hour. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide each Dispatcher with two (2) ten minute breaks during each eight (8) hour shift in addition to the lunch break.

Meals and Breaks. A certain ratio of employees may be required to eat with the children and may not leave the premises. In this case, the employee will be paid for the time and will receive a free meal. In emergency situations employees may leave the premises during the unpaid meal break, with supervisory approval. Employees who request to leave the premises at any time during their work day will do so without pay. Each request shall be given consideration and permission will only be withheld with good reason. a. Employees who work an eight and one-half (8-1/2) hour shift will normally be entitled to an unpaid meal break of thirty (30) minutes, except in cases of emergency. In cases of emergencies and it is necessary for an employee to work through the unpaid meal break the Employer will provide a meal to the Employee. b. Except in emergency circumstances, employees will be entitled to one (1) fifteen (15) minute paid break for every four hours that they work.

Meals and Breaks. All employees shall receive a thirty (30) minute duty-free meal period during each shift. If job duties interrupt or prevent a nurse from taking their scheduled meal break, he/she must notify their immediate supervisor and non-exempt employees shall be paid at the appropriate rate of pay for the full meal break, unless the scheduled meal break can be rescheduled. In addition, all employees working at least eight (8) consecutive hours shall receive one fifteen (15) minute paid break. Employees working a twelve (12) hour shift shall receive an additional fifteen (15) minute break.