Meal Breaks and Allowances. 22.1 An employee shall not be required to work for more than five hours without a break for a meal. Provided that by agreement between the Company and the majority of employees in the plant, work section or sections concerned, employees may be required to work in excess of five hours but not more than six hours at ordinary rates of pay without a meal break.
22.2 The time of taking a scheduled meal break or rest break by one or more employees may be altered by the Company if it is necessary to do so in order to meet a requirement for continuity of operations.
22.3 The Company may stagger the time of taking meal and rest breaks to meet operational requirements.
22.4 Subject to the provisions of sub-clause 22.1 hereof, an employee shall work during meal breaks at ordinary rates of pay whenever instructed to do so for the purpose of making good breakdown of plant or upon routine maintenance of plant which can only be done while such plant is idle.
22.5 Except as provided in sub-clauses 22.1 and 22.4 hereof, double time rates shall be paid for all work done during meal breaks and thereafter until a meal break is taken.
22.6 When an employee on day work is required to work overtime after the usual ceasing time for the day for two hours or more, he/she shall be allowed to take, without deduction of pay, a crib time of 30 minutes in duration immediately after such ceasing time and thereafter, after each four hours of continuous work, he/she shall be allowed to take also, without deduction of pay, a crib time of 30 minutes in duration. In the event of an employee remaining at work after the usual ceasing time without taking the crib time of 30 minutes and continuing at work for a period of two hours or more, he/she shall be regarded as having worked 30 minutes more than the time worked and be paid accordingly.
22.7 A day worker working overtime (including overtime on Saturday, Sunday or Public Holiday) shall be allowed a meal break of thirty minutes without deduction of pay after each four hours of overtime worked where the overtime is to be continued after such meal break, at a time which will ensure the efficient operation of work and meet the reasonable needs of the employee.
22.8 A meal break shall not be regarded as time worked for the purpose of determining when the next meal break falls due.
22.9 Shift Workers
22.9.1 Each shift of more than four hours' duration shall include a meal break of thirty minutes which shall be taken so as not to interfere with the ...
Meal Breaks and Allowances. (a) A Monday to Friday worker will be allowed an unpaid meal break of 30 minutes to be taken between 4 to 6 hours after the commencement of work.
(b) Employees who are required to work through a meal break period (as described in sub clause (a) of this clause) due to an emergency or to maintain production, shall be allowed to take their meal break when relief is available.
(c) Because of the requirement for continuous operation of the Plant, maintenance personnel and then staff may be used to operate the Plant while a relief employee is being obtained or is not available.
(d) An employee required to work overtime for more than 2 hours on any one day and who was not notified of the requirement on the previous day or earlier will be supplied with a meal by the Company or paid the sum as set out in Appendix A.
(e) An employee required to work overtime for more than 2 hours after normal ceasing time will be allowed a paid rest break of 30 minutes before commencing such overtime, and a similar break before commencing each further 4 hours of overtime to be worked. This break must be taken by the employee in order to be paid for it.
(f) An employee will be allowed a paid refreshment break of 10 minutes in the first half of ordinary hours worked on each day, to be taken to suit the needs of the operation.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. (1) The Employer will provide a meal, or pay a meal allowance in the sum of eight dollars ($8.00), when an employee is required to work four (4) hours before or after his/her regular shift without a meal break and in six (6) hour increments thereafter if he/she continues working without a meal break.
(2) Meal allowances shall be paid no later than the end of the first pay period after the pay period in which the meal allowance is earned.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. An employee shall not be required to work for more than five hours without a break for a meal. Meal breaks will be of 30 minutes duration. Where an employee agrees to work overtime for greater than one hour, and is not notified of this at least one day before the overtime is worked, he/she will be paid a meal allowance of $9.20.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. 11.7.1 Meal Break - Day Workers A daily meal break of not less than 30 minutes unpaid shall be taken in accordance with the ordinary hours as prescribed in Clause 11.1- Hours of work. Provided that an employee shall not be required to work for more than five hours continuously without a meal break.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. Day workers who work overtime are eligible to take the first 20-minute meal break after a nominal five hours of work (four hours on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays). Any subsequent meal breaks are to be taken after a nominal four hours of work. Employees are encouraged to consider work requirements and apply flexibility to the time meal breaks are taken. All such meal breaks are paid at the overtime rates applying at that time. Day workers required to work overtime at the end of an ordinary working day are also entitled to take a 20-minute break at the commencement of the overtime where the overtime is expected to be greater than 1.5 hours. The break is paid at the overtime rate applying at that time. The parties agree that a flexible approach will be utilised in the taking of breaks during major system events, which have the potential to threaten system security or key business objectives. Day workers required to work overtime prior to the commencement of an ordinary working day are entitled to take a 20-minute break at the commencement of their ordinary working day where the overtime worked is greater than 1.5 hours and continuous with their ordinary working day. The break is paid at the ordinary rate applying at that time. Day workers required to work unplanned overtime without notice are entitled to a meal allowance in accordance with Annexure 2 in the following circumstances:
(a) when the working period extends beyond 5.00pm;
(b) when the overtime continues on from ordinary working hours; or
(c) when called back and entitled to an overtime meal break (see clause 11.4). Where a continuous shift worker works a shift with less than 12 hours' notice, they are entitled to a meal allowance in accordance with Annexure 2 after five hours of work, and a second meal allowance after a further four hours of work.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. All allowances may be varied at anytime by agreement between the parties.
a) Except in the case of emergency, an employee shall not be compelled to work more than 5 hours' overtime duty without a 30 minute meal break.
b) An employee required to work overtime who purchases a meal shall be reimbursed for each meal purchased at the following rate: Breakfast $6.25 Lunch $7.70 Evening Meal $9.25 Provided that the overtime worked when such a meal is purchased totals not less than 2 hours, such reimbursement shall be in addition to any payment for overtime to which the employee is entitled.
c) If an employee, having received prior notification of a requirement to work overtime, is no longer required, then the employee shall be entitled, in addition to any other penalty, to reimbursement for a meal previously purchased.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. There will be sufficient and reasonable meal and/or rest breaks within and between periods of duty, to be agreed in advance by managers/team leaders and staff consistent with the provisions of Occupational Health and Safety legislation. A meal break will be taken and a meal allowance of $10 will be paid to employees required to work after 7.00 pm.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. (a) An employee who works a double header will be entitled to a paid meal break of one hour to be taken immediately following the conclusion of the first shift. The meal break will be paid as time worked. An employee who is unable to take a meal break will be paid an additional three hours at the ordinary hourly rate of pay.
(b) An employee who works a double header will be paid a meal allowance as prescribed by clause 16.13.
Meal Breaks and Allowances. 20.1. All allowances shall be paid in accordance with Schedule 2 for the relevant location in which the Employee works, and the applicable Award except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.
20.2. The amounts specified in Schedule 2 will be indexed in accordance with the increases specified at clause 19.2.
