To help ensure that
employees take their required meal and rest breaks and understand the rules for
doing so, here’s a sample policy you can use:
“Meal and break periods
are scheduled by each employee’s supervisor to ensure that the employee’s position
and duties will be covered during such periods.
Employees are not to
perform any work duties during meal or break periods. Employees are entirely
relieved of responsibilities and restrictions during their meal periods unless
they have voluntarily agreed with their manager or supervisor in writing to
work an on-duty meal period.
Meal and break periods
are intended to provide employees with an opportunity for rest and relaxation. Therefore,
these periods should be enjoyed in nonwork areas, such as the lunchroom.”
The HR Management & Compliance Report: How To Comply with California Wage & Hour Law, explains everything you need to know to stay in compliance with the state’s complex and ever-changing rules, laws, and regulations in this area. Coverage on bonuses, meal and rest breaks, overtime, alternative workweeks, final paychecks, and more.