Common use of Meal and Rest Period Clause in Contracts

Meal and Rest Period. 15.01 A meal period, with pay, for employees working on a daily shift of seven (7) or more hours shall be thirty (30) minutes in duration and shall not start earlier than three (3) hours, nor later than five (5) hours after commencement of the employee's shift, unless the employee is required to respond or is involved in an emergency situation. Employees shall be entitled to two (2) fifteen (15) minute rest periods, with pay, for same seven (7) hour shift, which shall be taken approximately in the middle of each one-half of the shift. 15.02 It shall be the onus of the employee to take their rest periods and meal periods when possible and practical consistent with their responsibilities to the clients. Impact management will attempt to negotiate with each client an arrangement which would allow the security guards his meal period and rest period, if possible, away from his work station by way of replacement by one of the client’s employees or by agreement to allow the guard site to be vacant during meal and rest periods. If the client is unwilling to negotiate terms as per above, only then will the guard be required to take his meal and/or rest periods at his work station at times as determined by the guard. If an employee has difficulty taking rest and/or meal periods because of client responsibilities at any time, the employee will report these difficulties to his supervisor for review with the client. If client responsibilities require that an employee interrupt a rest or meal period, the employee shall be entitled to take the remainder of the rest or meal period after the interruption or at such later time as is possible and practical. 15.03 Employees will remain on the work site at all times during the meal periods and rest periods. 15.04 If an employee is required to work beyond the completion of an eight