AN140166 – Meat Industry (Other Than Export) Award - State 2002

6.5 MEAL BREAKS AND REST PAUSES

6.5.1 Every employee shall be allowed an unpaid break of 60 minutes for lunch on each working day except Saturday and 30 minutes for breakfast on days where work is commenced earlier than 7.00 a.m.:

Provided that should the employer and employee so agree the lunch hour may be reduced to 30 minutes.

6.5.2 One paid rest pause of 10 minutes duration shall be allowed in the employer's time in the first and second half of each working day to be taken at times to be mutually agreed upon between employer and employee:

Provided that such rest pauses may be combined by agreement between the employer and the employee and taken in one break of 20 minutes duration.