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Short Takes: Meal Breaks
May 2008
We have a call center, and we're wondering how much flexibility we have in scheduling meal breaks. If we have to make sure employees have their meal break before working more than five hours, that's a pretty tight fit for us. What can we do to ensure adequate coverage while people take breaks? . . . more
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Rest Breaks: How Do We Handle Complaints About
Smokers' Breaks?
March 2008
We're a small company and we've been fairly lenient with rest breaks. We assumed that employees would take a 10-minute rest break in the morning and again in the afternoon, but we haven't policed exactly how long people take their breaks. We've also just let smokers step outside for cigarette breaks without tracking how often or how long they're out. We haven't felt that anyone was taking advantage of this system or abusing the privilege. . . . more
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Short Takes: Rest Periods
February 2008
A worker says 10 minutes isn't enough time to get to the break room, have coffee, and return to her work . . . more
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Short Takes: Meal Periods
May 2006
Some of my nonexempt employees want to work through their meal periods so they can take off early. Is this OK? . . . more
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Short Takes: Meal Periods
Novermber 2005
This meal period deal is driving me nuts. The workers on our assembly line usually work 6-hour shifts. Most of the crew want to work . . . more
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