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Meal break definition

Meal break means the length of time during a shift designated as a non-work period. The break will last 30 minutes and the Operator will not be paid for this period.
Meal break means an employee is entitled to a lunch break between the hours of 11:30
Meal break means a 30- minute period where the Employee can consume a meal in the vessels communal mess room away from the Employee’s work-place area.

Examples of Meal break in a sentence

  • Meal break will be a ½ hour “working” meal break at work station based on the public safety exemption.

  • The regular hours of work for employees shall be eight (8) hours a day, forty (40) hours a week; such work to be performed on Monday through Friday inclusive, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Meal break, at the option of the employer, shall be one-half (1/2) hour or one (1) hour as scheduled.

  • Meal break for staff on overtime will be twenty minutes for overtime up to four hours and forty-five minutes for overtime over four hours.

  • Meal break of one half hour at double the regular hourly rate on the sixth and seventh day worked or on a scheduled day off, will be given on the completion of each four (4) hours of overtime worked.

  • Meal break hours are not compensable unless the API Nursing Shift Supervisor or designee did not allow the relief nurse to take meal break due to unavoidable circumstances in the hospital.


More Definitions of Meal break

Meal break means a break as defined by clause 33.
Meal break means an unpaid meal break of a minimum of 30 minutes where an
Meal break means an employee working five or more consecutive hours per day shall have a thirty (30) minute duty free and uninterrupted meal break outside the shift time.
Meal break employee to provide his/her own meal. “Meal” to be provided by the contractor. 1st Shift 2nd shift
Meal break on shift work shall be counted as time worked when engaged on shift work. The time of the Meal Break can be changed by agreement between LAJV and affected Employees;
Meal break other than on shift work is an unpaid break of 30 minutes duration, to be taken at a time that suits the operational requirements of the Project. The time of the Meal Break can be changed by agreement between LAJV and affected Employees;
Meal break means a break taken in accordance with clause 23 of this Agreement that does not form part of an Employee's Ordinary Hours but is paid at the Overtime (First 2 Hours) rate set out in Appendix A. ‘On-Call’ means a period of time outside of normal rostered hours, including a weekend, where an employee may be directed to make themselves ready and available to attend to emergency or incident response events. ‘Day Work Employee ’ Dayshift employee commencing employment with Ventia post commencement of this agreement Incident Response and Maintenance Manager' means the person appointed by the Employer to manage the Incident Response and maintenance of a Transport Infrastructure Operations. 'Ordinary Hours' means 38 hours per week. 'Overtime' means hours worked by an Employee: