Common use of MEAL AND REFRESHMENT BREAKS Clause in Contracts

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. ‌ (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. ‌ (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 10 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. ‌ (1) Meal breaks will be a minimum of 30 minutes and will not be counted as time worked, provided that where an employee 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 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 she/he will be paid at overtime rates until the employee she/he gets their her/his meal. The provisions of this subclause will not apply to an employee 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.