Common use of Rest Periods and Cleanup Time Clause in Contracts

Rest Periods and Cleanup Time. 1. Employees shall be allowed paid rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes during each four (4) consecutive hours of work. Such a rest period shall be scheduled in accordance with the requirements of the work unit, but in no case shall rest periods be scheduled within one (1) hour of the beginning or the ending of a work shift or lunch period. 2. Each employee shall, when necessary, be permitted up to fifteen (15) minutes of paid time at the end of each work shift to perform such activities as personal wash-up and changing clothes. 3. The City shall provide a private employee rest area which is appropriately furnished to accommodate employees who need to lie down.