Supper break. A supper break shall be granted during the period 19:00–20:00, with pay at after-hours/overtime rates as appropriate. If employees work during this period or part thereof, they shall receive pay for correspondingly longer overtime work.
Example 1: The employee works until 19:10. Ten minutes’ work is paid for at after-hours or overtime rates, as appropriate, for the work done up to 19:10. An additional 10 minutes’ work is paid for at overtime rates due to work done during the meal break.
Example 2: The employee works until 21:00. The employee receives a 40-minute meal break. Working hours from 19:00 to 20:00 shall be paid at after-hours rates to part-time employees and at overtime rates to full-time employees. Payment is also made for 20 minutes at overtime rates for time worked during the meal break.
Supper break. In the event that staff are required to work on the production of the newspaper at night, they will be allowed a supper break of up to one (1) hour between the hours of 5 to 7 p.m., and will be reimbursed for a meal allowance of up to $14.00 upon provision of a valid receipt.
