Paid Meal Period. The Employer and Union agree to paid meal periods that vary from and supersede the paid meal period required by WAC 000-000-000. Employees working straight shifts will not receive a paid meal period, but will be permitted to eat intermittently during paid time as time allows during their shift while remaining on duty.
Paid Meal Period. There will continue to be an eight (8) hour work day inclusive of a paid thirty (30) minute meal period. The thirty (30) minute meal period is inclusive of any wash-up time and will be taken at the job site or another Regional site designated by management after consultation with the employees. The parties agree that such site shall have access to washroom facilities.
Paid Meal Period. Employees shall be provided with a thirty (30) minute paid meal period for each shift in excess of five (5) hours. Paid rest periods may be combined with the paid meal period.
Paid Meal Period. When two or three eight (8) hour shifts are in operation and a 20 minute paid meal period is in effect for any one particular shift, the meal period is considered duty time. To insure adequate coverage of their respective sections, Employees will spend this paid meal period in close proximity to their work area. With supervisory permission, Employees may absent themselves from the work area for brief periods of time.
Paid Meal Period. The Company may establish daily assignments of six (6) consecutive hours or more without a meal period provided, however, that in such case, a twenty (20) minute eating period is granted without deduction from pay.
Paid Meal Period. Paid meal periods are management directed and are reserved for emergency situations to ensure operational success. Paid meal periods are of twenty (20) minutes duration. The employee will remain on duty throughout.
Paid Meal Period a. Implemented where single staffing occurs by May 1, 2024, understanding that currently employees are eligible for paid meal periods if they are not able to leave the worksite.
