Meals and Breaks. Whenever possible Dispatchers will be relieved for a lunch break, not to exceed one-half hour, at or near the halfway point through the shift when feasible. If during the break, a situation arises that it is necessary for the dispatcher to return to dispatching duties, they will do so without delay and they shall be paid an additional amount of wages equal to the straight time wage rate for the period of the lunch break lost, up to one half hour. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide each Dispatcher with two (2) ten minute breaks during each eight (8) hour shift in addition to the lunch break.
Meals and Breaks. All employees shall have unpaid one (1) meal period at the approximate midpoint of each work shift of five (5) hours or more and two (2) paid rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes each, one (1) in each half of a full-time shift. An employee who normally receives a one half (½) hour meal period may request a one (1) hour meal period or vice versa. Employees may not forego a meal period to curtail the length of their working day.
Meals and Breaks. The basic workday shall be eight (8) hours to be worked within eight and one-half (8½) consecutive hours, including a one-half (1/2) hour meal period on the nurse’s own time; and one fifteen (15) minute rest period without loss of pay during each four (4) hour period of employment, as scheduled by the Medical Center.
1. If a nurse is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain at his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall be paid time. For purposes of this paragraph a nurse is deemed to have been requested to remain at his/her duty station if he/she is the only nurse assigned to an organized nursing unit for a shift, unless:
a. The nurse actually leaves his/her duty station during such meal period, or
b. The Medical Center provides in writing for alternate coverage of the unit during the meal period.
2. Patient care units may substitute other pre-arranged rest period schedules with the approval of the unit’s manager. If a nurse cannot be relieved for all or part of a scheduled or pre-arranged rest period and is not given alternative rest period time during the shift, the nurse should report this immediately to the nurse’s charge nurse, supervisor or manager.
Meals and Breaks. The basic workday shall be eight (8) hours to be 7 worked within eight and one-half (8½) consecutive hours, including a one-half (1/2) hour 8 meal period on the nurse’s own time; and one fifteen (15) minute rest period without 9 loss of pay during each four (4) hour period of employment, as scheduled by the 10 Medical Center.
11 1. If a nurse is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain 12 at his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall be paid time. For 13 purposes of this paragraph a nurse is deemed to have been requested to remain 14 at his/her duty station if he/she is the only nurse assigned to an organized 15 nursing unit for a shift, unless:
16 a. The nurse actually leaves his/her duty station during such 17 meal period, or
18 b. The Medical Center provides in writing for alternate 19 coverage of the unit during the meal period.
20 2. Patient care units may substitute other pre-arranged rest period 21 schedules with the approval of the unit’s manager. If a nurse cannot be relieved 22 for all or part of a scheduled or pre-arranged rest period and is not given 23 alternative rest period time during the shift, the nurse should report this 24 immediately to the nurse’s charge nurse, supervisor or manager.
Meals and Breaks. 1. There will be a fifteen (15) minute break after every two (2) hours of work.
2. A meal break of one (1) hour, off the clock, will be given no later than after every five (5) hours of work. If the Employer provides a hot meal on the job site, a break of thirty (30) minutes, on the clock, will be sufficient and all subsequent hours worked shall be equated in one-hour increments.
3. If a meal break is not given by the end of five (5) hours worked, each employee shall be paid at one & one half times (x1.5) the prevailing rate and shall receive an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for each four hour period past the initial 4 hour call, or portion thereof, until a meal break is given.
4. Provisions shall be made for restroom facilities during work hours.
Meals and Breaks. During each nurse's workday, the nurse shall receive the 20 following:
21 4.2.1 One paid fifteen (15) minute rest period during each four (4) 22 consecutive hours of work. Insofar as practicable, the breaks shall be 23 near the middle of such work duration
25 4.2.2 For each work period of more than six (6) hours. One uninterrupted 26 meal period of one-half (1/2) hour on the nurse's own time, subject to 27 the provisions below: The Medical Center will make good faith efforts 28 to allow the nurses to take the meal period near the middle of the 29 nurses’ shift, subject to operational and patient care needs. If a nurse 30 is specifically requested by the Medical Center to remain at or return 31 to return to his/her duty station during a meal period, such period shall 32 be paid time.
1 4.2.3 The parties acknowledge the legal requirements and importance of 2 breaks and meal periods for nurses. The parties further acknowledge 3 that the scheduling of regular rest periods requires appropriate staffing 4 and scheduling, teamwork, professional accountability and charge 5 nurse’s involvement The parties therefore agree to the following:
6 4.2.3.1 Scheduling of breaks is best resolved by unit-based decisions 7 where the affected nurses are involved in creative and flexible 8 approaches to the scheduling of rest and meal periods.
10 4.2.3.2 Each unit will determine what reasonably available information 11 will help inform reviews of meal and break use. The units will 12 then use that information to develop a process for scheduling 13 nurses for the total amount of rest and meal periods set forth in 14 this section, to be included in their staffing plan.
16 4.2.3.3 The process must be approved by the unit manager; 19 minute rest periods and one (1) 30-minute meal period within 20 an 8-hour shift or three (3) 15-minute rest period and one (1) 21 30-minute meal period in a 12-hour shift; however a break and 22 meal period may be combined during the middle four (4) hours 23 of the nurse’s shift, when practical;
Meals and Breaks. 1. There will be a fifteen (15) minute break after every two (2) hours of work.
2. A meal break of one (1) hour, off the clock, will be given no later than after every five (5) hours of work. If the Employer provides a hot meal on the job site, a break of one half hour, on the clock, will be sufficient.
3. If a meal break is not given by the end of five (5) hours worked, each employee shall receive an additional ten dollars ($10.00) for each half hour, or portion thereof, until a meal break
Meals and Breaks. During each nurse's workday, the nurse shall receive 2 the following:
4 4.2.1 One paid fifteen (15) minute rest period during each four (4) 5 consecutive hours of work. Insofar as practicable, the breaks shall be near the 6 middle of such work duration
8 4.2.2 For each work period of more than six (6) hours. One 9 uninterrupted meal period of one-half (1/2) hour on the nurse's own time, subject 10 to the provisions below: The Medical Center will make good faith efforts to allow 11 the nurses to take the meal period near the middle of the nurses’ shift, subject to 12 operational and patient care needs. If a nurse is specifically requested by the 13 Medical Center to remain at or return to return to his/her duty station during a 14 meal period, such period shall be paid time.
16 4.2.3 The Medical Center acknowledges the importance of breaks and 17 meal periods to the nurses. The parties further acknowledge that the provision of 18 regular rest periods requires appropriate staffing and scheduling, teamwork, 19 professional accountability and charge nurse’s involvement and may not be 20 possible due to the nature and circumstances of work in an acute care facility 21 (including emergent patient care needs, the safety and health of patients, 22 availability of other qualified nurses to provide relief, and intermittent and 23 unpredictable patient census and needs). It is understood that a missed break or 24 meal period due to any of the above referenced situations is not a basis for 25 disciplinary action. The parties therefore agree to the following:
27 4.2.3.1 Scheduling of breaks is best resolved within the unit- 28 based Practice Council where the affected nurses are involved in creative 29 and flexible approaches to the scheduling of rest and meal periods.
31 4.2.3.2 Each unit will utilize missed meal and break information 32 to develop a plan for scheduling nurses for the total amount of rest and 33 meal periods set forth in this section, to be included in their staffing plan 34 and subject to the following:
1 4.2.3.2.1 The UBPC plan must have the agreement of 2 the unit manager and then be made available to the staff.
4 4.2.3.2.2 The preferred approach is to relieve nurses for 5 two 15-minute rest periods and one 30-minute meal period within 6 an 8-hour shift. Shift-based variances from the preferred approach 7 may be made with the approval of the charge nurse on duty or the 8 supervisor, if the charge nurse is not available.
10 4.2.3.2.3 The charge nurs...
Meals and Breaks. 1. An RN’s shift will include a thirty minute unpaid meal period for any shift exceeding five hours.
2. Employees will be allowed a fifteen (15) minute paid rest period for each four
Meals and Breaks. Whenever possibl e Dispatchers will be relieved for a lunch break, not to exceed one -half hour, at or near the halfway point through the shift when feasible. If during the break, a situation arises that it is necessary for the officer to return to his duties, the Dispatcher will return to dispatching duties. If the Dispatcher is required to return to dispatching duties, the employee shall be paid an additional amount of wages equal to the straight time wage rate for the period of the lunch break lost up to one-half hour. The Employer will make every reasonable effort to provide each Dispatcher with two (2) ten minute breaks during each eight (8) hour shift in addition to the lunch break.
