Daily rest periods (breaks)Įmployers must give their employees breaks as follows: Rest between shiftsĪn employee must not be required to change from one shift to another without at least 24 hours’ written notice and at least 8 hours’ rest between shifts. The employer can do this by posting notices where they can be seen by employees, or by other reasonable methods. other unforeseeable or unpreventable circumstancesĮmployers must notify their employees of the time that work starts and ends.
If an employer and an employee agree, the break may be taken in 2 periods of at least 15 minutes.An employee is not entitled to any breaks if their shift is 5 hours or less.For shifts 10 hours or longer, an employee is entitled to two 30-minute breaks.An employee is entitled to one 30-minute paid or unpaid break after the first 5 hours of work for shifts that are between 5 and 10 hours long.An employee may work a maximum of 12-hours a day unless an exception occurs.See Exceptions for special industries for more information. Certain industries and occupations have special rules and exceptions.
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