AN150130 – Retail Industry (South Australia) Award

CLAUSE 6.11 MEAL BREAKS
OPDATE 15:03:2006 1st pp on or after

6.11.1 Subject to clause 6.11.5 an employee who works more than five ordinary hours on any day shall receive an unpaid meal break of between 30 and 60 minutes duration. Provided that the meal break referred to shall be determined by the employer and given and taken so that no employee shall work more than five consecutive hours without a meal break.

6.11.2 Meal breaks are not to be taken within one hour of commencing or ceasing work.

6.11.3 An employee shall receive an additional unpaid meal break of between 30 and 60 minutes duration when they have worked a further five hours or more from the completion of the previous meal break.

6.11.4 Where the employee is unable to take a meal break or rest break as scheduled, the employee is to be given the opportunity of taking such a break at the first available opportunity thereafter. However, if the employee is unable to take such a break during the remainder of the ordinary working hours, the employee is to be paid at overtime rates for the duration of the break.

6.11.5 For a shift of between 5 and 6 hours the meal break may be taken at the end of the shift with the agreement of the employee.

6.11.6 Subject to 6.11.8 an employee shall receive a paid rest break of 10 minutes duration when the employee works in excess of 5 hours.

6.11.7 Subject to 6.11.8 an additional paid rest break of 10 minutes duration, shall be provided to an employee who works a shift of 9 hours or more.

6.11.8 Rest periods are not to be taken within one hour of commencing or ceasing work or within one hour of a meal break. This provision will not apply to a shift of more than 5 hours but less than 6 hours when a meal break is taken.