Common use of REST/MEAL BREAKS Clause in Contracts

REST/MEAL BREAKS. A. All employees shall receive a fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) hours worked, in addition to their lunch break. Lunch break shall be on the employees' own time. Employees working three (3) or more hours longer than a normal workday shall be allowed at least one (1) thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period prior to or during the overtime period. Where the nature of the work allows employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours worked, scheduled rest breaks are not required. Missed rest breaks are not compensable as overtime. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the workday or workweek. B. Employees who because of the nature of their work are required to eat their lunch at their workstation shall be provided a paid meal period. Employees whose meal period is normally unpaid who are required at the supervisor’s direction to work through their lunch and who are not provided a meal period may be paid overtime (per Article 5.4) for the time worked or the day or workweek adjusted. C. Straight Shifts. Employees are generally required to include a lunch break in their work schedule. Requests to occasionally skip a lunch break to accommodate an early departure may be granted or denied at the sole discretion of the supervisor if the office, department, or work unit allows such requests. Employees desiring an on-going work schedule that does not include a lunch period, i.e. a “straight shift,” may make a written request to their supervisor and appointing authority. Approval by the appointing authority or designee will be in writing, with a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file. Approval of straight shifts may be canceled at the request of either party. Approval, denial, or cancelation of a straight shift is not subject to the grievance procedure, including blanket denials adopted as a standard response by an office, department, or work unit.

REST/MEAL BREAKS. A. All employees shall receive a fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) hours worked, in addition to their lunch break. Lunch break shall be on the employees' own time. Employees working three (3) or more hours longer than a normal workday shall be allowed at least one (1) thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period prior to or during the overtime period. Where the nature of the work allows employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours worked, scheduled rest breaks are not required. Missed rest breaks are not compensable as overtime. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the workday or workweek. B. Employees who because of the nature of their work are required to eat their lunch at their workstation work station shall be provided a paid meal period. Employees whose meal period is normally unpaid who are required at the supervisor’s direction to work through their lunch and who are not provided a meal period may be paid overtime (per Article 5.4) for the time worked or the day or workweek adjusted. C. Straight Shifts. Employees are generally required to include a lunch break in their work schedule. Requests to occasionally skip a lunch break to accommodate an early departure may be granted or denied at the sole discretion of the supervisor if the office, department, or work unit allows such requests. Employees desiring an on-going work schedule that does not include a lunch period, i.e. a “straight shift,” may make a written request to their supervisor and appointing authority. Approval by the appointing authority or designee will be in writing, with a copy placed in the employee’s personnel file. Approval of straight shifts may be canceled at the request of either party. Approval, denial, or cancelation of a straight shift is not subject to the grievance procedure, including blanket denials adopted as a standard response by an office, department, or work unit.