Common use of Rest pause on overtime Clause in Contracts

Rest pause on overtime. (a) Where an employee is required to work overtime before or after the usual commencing or ceasing time on any day or shift for one and a half hours or more, he/she shall be allowed a rest pause of twenty minutes duration immediately before such commencing time or after such ceasing time. The rest pause shall be paid at ordinary rates. (b) An employer and employee may agree to any variation of the above subparagraph to meet the circumstances of the work in hand, but payment for any time allowed in excess of twenty minutes shall not be required. (c) Thereafter, after each four hours of continuous overtime work, the employee shall be allowed a rest pause of twenty minutes without deduction of pay if the employee is to continue work after the rest pause. (d) For the purpose of this subclause, the usual commencing and ceasing time is at the start or the end of ordinary hours inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes.

Rest pause on overtime. (a) i. Where an employee is required to work overtime before or after the usual commencing or ceasing time on any day or shift for one and a half hours or more, he/she shall be allowed a rest pause of twenty minutes duration immediately before such commencing time or after such ceasing time. The rest pause shall be paid at ordinary rates. (b) ii. An employer and employee may agree to any variation of the above subparagraph to meet the circumstances of the work in hand, but payment for any time allowed in excess of twenty minutes shall not be required. (c) iii. Thereafter, after each four hours of continuous overtime work, the employee shall be allowed a rest pause of twenty minutes without deduction of pay if the employee is to continue work after the rest pause. (d) iv. For the purpose of this subclausesub clause, the usual commencing and ceasing time is at the start or the end of ordinary hours inclusive of time worked for accrual purposes.