REST/MEAL BREAKS. For employees on eight (8) and ten (10) hour shifts, a workday shall include at least a thirty (30) minute lunch break. For employees on twelve (12) hour shifts, a workday shall include at least two (2) thirty (30) minute lunch breaks.
REST/MEAL BREAKS. One (1) hour will be provided in the middle of the day for lunch. This shall not prohibit the District from scheduling staggered lunch periods to provide coverage during lunch periods. One (1) fifteen (15) minute rest break will be provided during each four
REST/MEAL BREAKS a A rest period of fifteen (15) minutes is permitted for all employees for each four (4) hours worked. All employees are subject to call during such rest periods. Lunch break shall be on the employee’s own time. Where the nature of the work allows employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours worked, scheduled rest breaks are not required. Missed rest breaks are not compensable as overtime. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the workday or work week unless pre-approved or assigned by supervisor.
REST/MEAL BREAKS. A. REST BREAKS
1. The AIRPORT AUTHORITY will grant all employees a paid fifteen (15) minute rest break during each four (4) hour shift. Employees who work a shift in excess of eight (8) hours will be granted an additional prorated rest break. Rest breaks will be scheduled and approved by the Supervisor with due consideration given to work coverage requirements within the department.
2. Employees may not leave AIRPORT AUTHORITY property during paid fifteen (15) minute rest breaks.
3. Employees that are required to work through their respective rest break(s) will be allowed, when available, to end their regularly scheduled shift earlier than normal by the amount of time that would have been spent on their rest break(s). Employees will still be paid through the end of their regularly scheduled shift.
4. Employees that are required to work through respective rest break(s) and are unable to end their regularly scheduled shift earlier than normal, will add any untaken rest break time onto their time card on the applicable day and will be paid for this time at their base rate of pay. This may result in an employee being paid for more than eighty (80) hours in a pay period at a non-overtime rate. Untaken rest breaks occurring during overtime hours will be paid at the overtime rate of pay.
B. MEAL BREAKS
1. All employees working a shift in excess of eight (8) hours shall be allowed a non- compensated meal break of not less than thirty (30) minutes but not more than sixty (60) minutes. Meal breaks will be scheduled and approved by the Supervisor and will generally occur in the middle of the employee's work shift.
2. Employees that are interrupted during or required to work through their meal break will be allowed, when available, to:
a. End their regularly scheduled shift earlier than normal by the amount of time lost from the interruption or by the amount of time that would have been spent on their meal break. Employees will still be paid through the end of their regularly scheduled shift;
b. Complete or take their meal break upon return from the interruption; or
c. Add the untaken meal break time onto their time card (this option is only available to employees that are required to work through their entire meal break). Overtime provisions may apply to this additional time.
3. Due to the nature of certain positions, the AIRPORT AUTHORITY has determined that some employees are required to be available during their entire shift for immediate response or due to other ...
REST/MEAL BREAKS. A. All employees shall receive a fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) hours worked, in addition to their lunch break. Lunch break shall be on the employees' own time. Employees working three (3) or more hours longer than a normal workday shall be allowed at least one (1) thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period prior to or during the overtime period. Where the nature of the work allows employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours worked, scheduled rest breaks are not required. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the workday or workweek.
B. Employees who because of the nature of their work are required to eat their lunch at their work station shall be provided a paid meal period. Employees whose meal period is normally unpaid who are required at the supervisor’s direction to work through their lunch and who are not provided a meal period may be paid overtime (per Article 5.4) for the time worked or the day or workweek adjusted.
REST/MEAL BREAKS. Employees will be allowed a minimum of one-half (1/2) hour meal break within five (5) hours of the start of their shift. Employees will receive a fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4)
REST/MEAL BREAKS. As stated in Article 5.1, Deputy Sheriffs will be given a thirty (30)-minute meal period at approximately mid-point of each shift. These employees will be on call during their meal period and their meal period shall be paid. Deputy Sheriffs’ assigned to Detective and Deputy Sheriffs’ assigned to the Services Bureau shall receive a paid meal period at approximately mid-point of each shift.
REST/MEAL BREAKS. Employees on duty during meals are eligible, at no charge to the employee, for meals provided from the kitchen that meet Thurston County health department standards. The County is not liable for any meals other than those available to an employee from the kitchen. Where there is not “release time,” meals shall be on paid time. Where a special duty assignment (ex. Court) allows for release time, meal breaks shall be unpaid. Employees will be allowed a minimum of one-half (1/2) hour meal break within five (5) hours of the start of their shift. Employees will receive a fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) hours of employment.
REST/MEAL BREAKS. Rest Breaks - Employees shall receive a rest period of fifteen (15) minutes, on the Employer's time, for each work period of four (4) hours or more. Rest periods shall be scheduled as near as possible to the midpoint of each four (4) hour work period and shall be taken at the work site or closest location where lavatory and washing facilities are available. No employee shall be required to work more than three (3) hours without a rest period. Missed rest breaks are not compensable as overtime. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the work day or work week. Meal Periods - During regular or overtime work shifts, employees shall be allowed a meal period of thirty (30) minutes which shall be on the employee's own time. The meal period shall commence within one (1) hour of the mid-point of shift. No employee shall be required to work more than five (5) consecutive hours without a meal period, unless such is waived by mutual agreement between the employee and the City. One-half (1/2) hour overtime at the one and one-half (1.5) rate shall be paid to an employee who is directed by management to work through a meal period (hereafter referred to as a “work through”) and receives no meal period for the work shift.
Example 1, an employee who normally works eight (8) hours per day with a half (1/2) hour unpaid meal period is directed to work through their meal period and ends the work day having worked eight and one-half (8.5) hours. The employee is paid straight time for the first eight (8) hours worked, paid at time and one-half (1.5) for the next half hour worked, and paid at time and one-half (1.5) for the half (1/2) hour of work through.
Example 2, an employee who normally works eight (8) hours per day with a half (1/2) hour unpaid meal period is directed by management to work through their meal period, but the employee requests to leave work a one (1) hour early and ends the day having worked seven and a half (7.5) hours. The employee is paid straight time for the eight (8) hours worked. The pay for the half (1/2) hour of work through is negated by the employee leaving work an hour early.
Example 3, an employee requests to work through lunch in order to leave work early without having to use up her accrued leave. Supervisor approves. There is mutual agreement and the “work through” provision does not apply.
6.3.1 Prior to the taking of a meal period, the employee shall be allowed a five (5) minute period for cleanup and travel to the emplo...
REST/MEAL BREAKS. All employees shall receive a paid fifteen (15) minute break for each four (4) hours worked, in addition to their unpaid meal period. Employees working three (3) or more hours longer than a normal work day schedule shall be allowed at least one (1) additional thirty (30) minute unpaid meal period prior to or during the additional work period. Where the nature of the work allows employees to take intermittent rest periods equivalent to fifteen (15) minutes for each four (4) hours worked, scheduled rest breaks are not required. Missed rest breaks are not compensable as overtime. Breaks may not be collected or not taken in order to shorten the work day or work week unless specifically authorized in writing by an employee’s supervisor. Such authorization shall not result in payment of overtime or compensatory time.