Conditions applying in common to all trades and services staff

This Part shall apply in common to all trades and services staff except where otherwise expressly provided.

Section 4 - Hours of Work, Breaks, Overtime, Shift Work, Weekend Work

34. Meal Breaks

An unpaid daily meal break of not less than 30 minutes and not more than an hour shall be taken during ordinary hours as prescribed in clauses 77 and 92 of this Agreement where a staff member is required t o work more than 5 hours in a day. Time taken as meal breaks shall not be paid for and shall not be counted as time worked.

A staff member shall not be required to work for more than 5 hours continuously without a meal break. However, a staff member may elect to work up to six consecutive hours without such a break for a meal.