Common use of Confinement to Workplace During Meal Breaks Clause in Contracts

Confinement to Workplace During Meal Breaks. If an employee is required to remain available and on the Hospital premises during his/her unpaid meal break and their responsibility to the employer is deemed to continue during this period, the employee shall be entitled to his/her regular straight time hourly rate of pay for the meal period. An employee’s entitlement to time and one-half (1½) for missed meal breaks will continue in accordance with Article 17.05(a). For clarity, in any case, there is no requirement to pay employees for wearing pagers during their unpaid meal break so long as the employee is not paged during this period.

Confinement to Workplace During Meal Breaks. If an employee is required to remain available and on the Hospital premises during his/her unpaid meal break and their responsibility to the employer is deemed to continue during this period, the employee shall be entitled to his/her regular straight time hourly rate of pay for the meal period. An employee’s entitlement to time and one-half (1½) for missed meal breaks will continue in accordance with Article 17.05(a)17.05. For clarity, in any case, there is no requirement to pay employees for wearing pagers during their unpaid meal break so long as the employee is not paged during this period.

Confinement to Workplace During Meal Breaks. If an employee is required to remain available and on the Hospital Employer’s premises during his/her unpaid meal break and their responsibility to the employer is deemed to continue during this period, the employee Employee shall be entitled to his/her regular straight time hourly rate of pay for the meal period. An employeeEmployee’s entitlement to time and one-half (1½) for missed meal breaks will continue in accordance with Article 17.05(a)17.09. For clarity, in any case, there is no requirement to pay employees for wearing pagers during their unpaid meal break so long as the employee is not paged during this period.