Common use of Meal Intervals Clause in Contracts

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.