Meal Intervals. An employer shall not require or permit an employee to work for more than five hours continuously without a meal interval of not less than one hour during which interval such employee shall not be required or permitted to perform any work: Provided that-
(a) periods of work interrupted by intervals of less than one hour shall be deemed to be continuous;
(b) if such interval be for longer than one hour, the period in excess of one hour shall be deemed to be hours of work;
(c) where two or three shifts are worked daily in any establishment, a normal shift worker shall be granted two meal intervals of not less than 15 minutes per shift or one meal interval of not less than 30 minutes per shift, during which intervals such employee shall not be required or permitted to perform any work;
(d) with regard to employees other than normal normal shift workers, an employer may conclude an arrangement with his employees to shorten such employees' meal intervals to not less than 30 minutes daily;
(e) this sub-clause shall not apply to a twilight shift worker.
Meal Intervals. An employer shall not require or permit an employee to work for more than five hours continuously without a meal interval of not less than one hour, during which interval such employee shall not be required or permitted to perform any work: Provided that-
(a) periods of work interrupted by intervals of less than one hour shall be deemed to be continuous; and
(b) here normal shifts are worked in any workplace, a normal shift worker shall be granted one interval of not less than 30 minutes per normal shift, during which interval such employee shall not be required or permitted to perform any work.
Meal Intervals. An employee shall not work more than 5 hours without taking an unpaid meal break of no less than 30 minutes. The meal break shall be taken at a mutually convenient time to be reached by agreement. Provided that where an agreement cannot be reached, the employer may require the employee to take a meal break at a time convenient to the business.
Meal Intervals. An employer shall not require or permit an employee to work for more than five hours continuously without a meal interval of not less than one hour, during which interval such employee shall not be required or permitted to perform any work, and such interval shall not form part of the ordinary hours of work or overtime: Provided that:
(a) such interval may be reduced to not less than half an hour by written mutual agreement between an employer and an employee;
(b) periods of work interrupted by intervals of less than one hour, except when proviso (a) or (e) applies, shall be deemed to be continuous;
(c) if such interval is longer than one hour any period in excess of one and one quarter hours shall be deemed to be time worked;
(d) only one such interval during the ordinary hours of work of an employee on any day shall not form part of the ordinary hours of work;
(e) when on any day by reason of overtime worked an employer is required to give an employee a second meal interval, such interval may be reduced to not less than 15 minutes;
(f) a driver who during such interval does not work other than being or remaining in charge of the vehicle or its load shall for the purpose of this sub-clause be deemed not to have worked during such interval;
(g) such interval need to be granted to a shift worker during his or her ordinary hours of work on any shift if he or she is given the opportunity during such hours of having a meal while at his or her post in terms of any law.
Meal Intervals. The Employee shall have a meal break of 1 hour for lunch.
Meal Intervals. 6.1 The employee shall have a meal (lunch/dinner) break of 45 minutes/1 hour (delete the one that is not applicable). Meal time will be taken from: Lunch: to daily; Dinner: to daily.
6.2 The employee engaged in shift work shall have a meal break of 45 min/1 hour for every 8 continuous hours of work from time to time. [S38(b)(i) EA]
Meal Intervals. The normal meal break prescribed herein shall occur between the hours of 12 noon and 2.00 pm. Subsequent meal breaks shall be taken as agreed between the employees concerned and the appropriate manager, provided that an employee should not be compelled to work beyond five hours without a meal break. All meal intervals not exceeding 30 minutes duration shall be counted as time worked.
Meal Intervals. An employee is entitled to a one-hour break for a meal after not more than five hours work. Such interval may be reduced to 30 minutes, by agreement between the parties. If required or permitted to work during this period, remuneration must be paid.
Meal Intervals. See Guideline 6)
Meal Intervals. 26.1 Employees will be required to strictly adhere to the following times for meal breaks: Morning Tea 20 minutes only (paid) Lunch 30 minutes only (unpaid)
26.2 It is understood by both parties that scheduling of meal times can be varied depending on the size, nature and location of the project.
26.3 The paid 20 minute morning tea break is in substitution for any crib break entitlements.
