meal breaks
Scheduled dining intervals
Meal breaks are scheduled periods during a work shift when employees stop working to eat.
Labor laws in many jurisdictions mandate meal breaks of specific duration—typically 30 minutes to an hour—for shifts exceeding a certain length.
The company was fined for denying workers their meal breaks.
Distinguished from shorter rest breaks, meal breaks are often unpaid.
- lunchMidday meal
- lunch hourMidday work recess
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- recessPause in activity
cafeteria · sandwich · quick bite · midday · respite · downtime · clock · whistle · canteen · breakroom · shift · back to work · snack · timeout · rest · intermission · microwave · vending
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