Common use of Meal Provisions Clause in Contracts

Meal Provisions. a) Where an employee is required to work less than 2 hours beyond their regular shift, a 1/2 hour unpaid meal period will be allowed. b) An employee will be paid for a 1/2 hour meal period at double time and the Company will provide a meal or reimburse the employee for reasonable meal expenses incurred: i) where the actual overtime worked, exclusive of any meal period is 2 hours or longer before or after the regular day or shift; ii) where an employee is called in and works 4 hours overtime; iii) where an employee is required to work 4 hours overtime beyond an overtime meal period already taken. Where this overtime follows a regular shift the first meal period regardless of when it is actually taken, will be considered to have been taken immediately after the regular shift; iv) where an employee misses a paid meal period to which they are entitled they shall nevertheless be paid at the prevailing rate for such missed meal period in addition to all time worked. c) Where work is prescheduled for normal days off and employees have been notified on the previous working day and work is to commence within 2 hours of the normal starting time, the Company will not be required to provide lunch or pay for a meal time if taken.

Meal Provisions. a) Where an employee is required to work less than 2 hours beyond their regular shift, a 1/2 hour unpaid meal period will be allowed. b) An employee will be paid for a 1/2 hour meal period at double time and the Company will provide a meal or reimburse the employee for reasonable meal expenses incurred: i) 1. where the actual overtime worked, exclusive of any meal period is 2 hours or longer before or after the regular day or shift; ii) 2. where an employee is called in and works 4 hours overtime; iii) 3. where an employee is required to work 4 hours overtime beyond an overtime meal period already taken. Where this overtime follows a regular shift the first meal period regardless of when it is actually taken, will be considered to have been taken immediately after the regular shift; iv) 4. where an employee misses a paid meal period to which they are entitled they shall nevertheless be paid at the prevailing rate for such missed meal period in addition to all time worked. c) Where work is prescheduled for normal days off and employees have been notified on the previous working day and work is to commence within 2 hours of the normal starting time, the Company will not be required to provide lunch or pay for a meal time if taken.