Rest and Meal Periods

All full-time employees are provided with one break period each workday.

Supervisors will schedule breaks to accommodate operating requirements.

Employees will be relieved of all active responsibilities and restrictions during break periods and will not be compensated for that time.

All employees working 6 hours or more must take break during their shift.

All employees are required to take a 45 minute lunch break when working a full 8 hour shift.

If the break is shorter/ longer for any reasoning, the Human Resources Department should be informed and the employee time card should be signed and noted by the Supervisor.

Employees are not to make up time by taking shorter lunch breaks.

Time cards will be monitored by the Human Resources Department to make sure that you are clocking in and out on your time card for lunch. Anyone found violating this policy will be disciplined accordingly.

Policy No.  506  Issued  10/24/2005  Applicable  5/22/2009