Common use of Meal and Rest Breaks Clause in Contracts

Meal and Rest Breaks. 20.1 Day Workers and Shift Workers working more than five (5) Ordinary Hours each day shall be entitled to one daily: 20.1.1 Paid rest break of 20 minutes in duration; and 20.1.2 An unpaid meal break of 30 minutes in duration. 20.2 For Day Workers, and unless otherwise agreed, the paid rest break is to be taken between 9am-11am and unpaid meal break from midday – 2pm. 20.3 For Shift Workers, and unless otherwise agreed, the rest break will occur between the second and fourth hour from commencement of shift. The meal break will occur between the fifth and seventh hour from commencement of shift. 20.4 Day Workers and Shift Workers who are required to work overtime on a Saturday or Sunday, or a rostered day off, shall be entitled to: 20.4.1 A paid crib break of 20 minutes after each five (5) hours worked if the work is scheduled to continue after the break. Payment for this crib break shall be at the prevailing overtime rate. 20.4.2 A second paid crib break of 20 minutes will be due if working eight (8) hours or more, paid at the prevailing overtime rate. 20.4.3 Subsequent paid crib breaks of 20 minutes for each additional period of four (4) hours worked after the entitlement in Subclause 20.4.2. 20.5 Meal and rest breaks will be taken at time(s) agreed between the Employer and the majority of Employees affected in accordance with the above provisions, and may be staggered by the Employer to meet work requirements. In the absence of agreement, the Employer is entitled to determine the time for taking breaks consistent with the principles in 20.2 and 20.3 as applicable.