Meals/Meal Periods. 1. (Not applicable to employees working straight eights or twelves.) In the event an employee works through his or her regularly scheduled meal period (approximately mid-shift) or is unable to take a meal period commencing within one hour before or after the start time of the regularly scheduled meal period, the employee shall be entitled to take up to a one-half hour meal period while on duty when there is a reasonable opportunity thereafter. Such meal period shall be (1) included as paid work time and (2) used for the purposes of determining if and when overtime begins. 2. Straight eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts: All straight eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts shall include time allotted to a meal period at approximately mid-shift. Employees on break for such meal periods shall be deemed to be in "on duty" pay status.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
Meals/Meal Periods. 1. (Not applicable to employees working straight eights or twelves.) In the event an employee works through his or her the employee’s regularly scheduled meal period (approximately mid-shift) or is unable to take a meal period commencing within one hour before or after the start time of the regularly scheduled meal period, the employee shall be entitled to take up to a one-half hour meal period while on duty when there is a reasonable opportunity thereafter. Such meal period shall be (1) included as paid work time and (2) used for the purposes of determining if and when overtime begins.
2. Straight eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts: All straight eight (8) or twelve (12) hour shifts shall include time allotted to a meal period at approximately mid-shift. Employees on break for such meal periods shall be deemed to be in "on duty" pay status.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
