MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS.
(1) Meal breaks will be a minimum of 30 minutes and will not be counted as time worked, provided that where an employee is held on call within the hospital, the period on call will be counted in the ordinary working hours for that day.
(2) A hospital nurse will not be compelled to work more than five hours without a break for a meal.
(3) A hospital nurse who commences work at or before 0700 may be required to work for six hours before having a meal break.
(4) A hospital nurse on a ten-hour shift may work five and one half-hours without a meal break.
(5) A hospital nurse who is directly participating in a continuous surgical procedure that is unable to be interrupted may be required to work for six hours from commencement of the shift before having a meal break.
(6) Where a hospital nurse is required to work during meal time resulting in postponement of the meal break for more than half an hour, the employee will be paid at overtime rates until the employee gets their meal. The provisions of this subclause will not apply to an employee who is held on call within the hospital during the meal break or is in receipt of a commuted meal break allowance.
(7) Hospital nurses who work less than five hours per day will not be entitled to a meal break.
(8) A refreshment break of seven minutes will be provided by the Employer, in the first and second half of each shift. The refreshment break will be taken when convenient to the Employer but not within one hour of commencing or finishing work. The refreshment break will be without deduction of pay.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. Shiftworkers when working eight (8) hour shifts in accordance with this roster A1 Agreement shall be entitled to a meal break of thirty (30) minutes duration which shall be counted as time worked.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. (1) Meal breaks will be a minimum of 30 minutes and will not be counted as time worked, provided that where an employee is held on call within the hospital, the period on call will be counted in the ordinary working hours for that day.
(2) A hospital nurse will not be compelled to work more than five hours without a break for a meal.
(3) A hospital nurse who commences work at or before 7.00 a.m. may be required to work for six hours before having a meal break.
(4) A hospital nurse on a ten-hour shift may work five and one half-hours without a meal break.
(5) A hospital nurse who is directly participating in a continuous surgical procedure that is unable to be interrupted may be required to work for six hours from commencement of the shift before having a meal break.
(6) Where a hospital nurse is required to work during meal time resulting in postponement of the meal break for more than half an hour, the employee will be paid at overtime rates until the employee gets their meal. The provisions of this subclause will not apply to an employee who is held on call within the hospital during the meal break or is in receipt of a commuted meal break allowance.
(7) Hospital nurses who work less than five hours per day will not be entitled to a meal break.
(8) A refreshment break of seven minutes will be provided by the Employer, in the first and second half of each shift. The refreshment break will be taken when convenient to the Employer but not within one hour of commencing or finishing work. The refreshment break will be without deduction of pay.
(9) Commuted Meal Break Allowance
(a) A Senior Registered Nurse:
(i) who is rostered to carry a pager during a meal break; and
(ii) who is rostered to remain on the hospital site for the duration of the meal break; and
(iii) whose meal breaks are regularly interrupted by calls to return to the xxxx to deal with urgent clinical matters, may, by agreement with the Employer, elect to be paid on each occasion the employee is rostered, a commuted meal break allowance in lieu of the entitlement to an unpaid meal break and to on-call entitlements.
(b) The commuted meal break allowance is the equivalent of an additional 30 minutes pay calculated on the employee’s ordinary rate of pay. This amount is paid irrespective of whether the meal break exceeds 30 minutes.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. (1) The normal working day is usually split into two (2) terms by a non-paid meal break of not less than thirty (30) minutes. The meal break must be taken at a time arranged between the employees in each department or work group and the employees’ supervisor or manager.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. 16.1 Employees shall have two (2) fifteen (15) minutes break period, one (1) in the first half (½) and one (1) in the second half (½) of each shift. When overtime is worked, break periods shall be scheduled for approximately the middle of each four (4) hour work period. Employees shall be entitled to one-half (½) hour eating period in the middle of his/her shift.
16.2 When the work situation dictates that employees must work through their lunch break, then they will be paid for their time. Payment to be approved by the Supervisor.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. 16.1 Meal breaks will be a minimum of 30 minutes and will not be counted as time worked.
16.2 An Employee will not be compelled to work more than five hours without a break for a meal.
16.3 Where an Employee is required to be on duty or available at the hospital during his/her meal break, the Employee will be paid at ordinary rates but the period of the meal break, if the Employee is not working, will not be counted as time worked for the purposes of Clause 14 – Overtime.
16.4 A refreshment break of ten minutes will be provided by the Employer, in the first and second half of each shift. The refreshment break will be taken when convenient to the Employer but not within one hour of commencing or finishing work. The refreshment break will be without deduction of pay.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. 6.2.1 Shiftworkers when working twelve point five (12.5) hour shifts in accordance with this roster Agreement shall be entitled to not less than two meal breaks totalling not less than sixty (60) minutes which shall be counted as time worked. Refer to clause 25 (c) of the PWCS Limited Enterprise Agreement 2005.
6.2.2 A shiftworker working a twelve point five (12.5) hour shift in accordance with this Agreement who works overtime for more than one (1) hour immediately after their ordinary roster hours of work shall be entitled to a meal break of thirty (30) minutes duration and thereafter shall be entitled to an additional paid meal break of thirty (30) minutes duration for each additional four
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. 6.2.1 Shiftworkers when working twelve point five (12.5) hour shifts in accordance with this roster Agreement shall be entitled to not less than two meal breaks totalling not less than sixty (60) minutes which shall be counted as time worked. Refer to clause 25 (c) of the PWCS Limited Enterprise Agreement 2007.
6.2.2 A shiftworker working a twelve point five (12.5) hour shift in accordance with this Agreement who works overtime for more than one (1) hour immediately after their ordinary roster hours of work shall be entitled to a meal break of thirty (30) minutes duration and thereafter shall be entitled to an additional paid meal break of thirty (30) minutes duration for each additional four (4) hours worked as per clause 25 (d) (i) of the PWCS Limited Enterprise Agreement 2007.
6.2.3 When an employee is called upon to work in excess of one point five (1.5) hours but less than four (4) hours before the normal commencement of shift, a paid crib break of fifteen (15) minutes shall be allowed provided that the break is completed prior to the start of their normal shift as per clause 25 (e) (ii) of the PWCS Limited Enterprise Agreement 2007.
MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS. Within one and a half hours either side of the mid point of a shift, Operators will be entitled to a half hour meal break, at a time set by the Company based on operational needs. Refreshment breaks may be taken as agreed with the Operator’s Supervisor, ensuring minimal disruption to the operations.
