Common use of Sleep Time Clause in Contracts

Sleep Time. An employee shall be approved for sleep time under the circumstances outlined below and shall be paid at straight time for any hours that coincide with the employee’s regular scheduled shift. If an employee: 1) has worked sixteen (16) hours continuously; or has accumulated sixteen (16) hours of actual work time and/or travel time in any twenty-four (24) hour period; or 2) has not had eight (8) hours of consecutive rest in the last twenty-four (24) hour period, or 3) will not have eight (8) hours of continuous rest between scheduled shifts in a 24-hour period, the employee must take eight (8) hours off to rest. The eight (8) hours will start counting from the time the employee stops working plus travel time described in Article 14:01 and 14.03. 4) The following applies to all employees who are not working a scheduled twelve (12) hour shift: If the employee works four (4) but less than six (6) hours in the nine (9) hour period immediately preceding the commencement of their regularly scheduled shift, the employee is entitled to four