Common use of Shift Breaks Clause in Contracts

Shift Breaks. 3.6.1 An Employee who works a shift which is greater than five hours in duration shall be entitled to a paid shift break of 20 minutes, with five minutes allowed either side of that break. 3.6.2 The Employer may stagger the time of shift breaks to meet operational requirements. Shift breaks shall not be rostered to commence before the third or after the fifth hour of duty. 3.6.3 An Employee shall not be required to work longer than five hours without a shift break, other than for special operational requirements such as delayed train services or an Emergency. 3.6.4 Reasonable alternative shift break arrangements may be agreed between the parties to this Agreement after consultation with the Employees affected and, where entered into, written records kept of any such alternative agreed arrangements including the period over which they would apply. 3.6.5 An Employee shall be allowed a second shift break of 20 minutes without loss of pay where it is expected that the Employee will work beyond 10 hours in any one shift or has worked such hours extending beyond 10. The Employer shall make suitable arrangements for the Employee to take the second shift break.