MFG BREAKTIMES

Don D

Will those of you in manufacturing please comment on your breaktimes? Please address how many, at what intervals and what length, including lunch and other. Thanks.

safety

10 hour shifts, two shift operation, six days per week. Handbook states two 12 minute paid rest breaks-one in the first half of the work shift and one in the last half of the shift. Non-paid 30 minute lunch period scheduled by the supervisor.

HRMaiden

Our employees normally work either 8 or 12 hour shifts (depends on what department they are in). They receive one 15 minute paid break and one 30 minute unpaid lunch hour. Per state of Wisconsin statutes, any break less than 30 minutes in length must be paid. Also, they must be relieved of all work during their unpaid break or we need to pay them for the entire 30 minutes.

TN HR

We allow two 15 minute paid breaks plus 1/2 hour unpaid lunch per 8 hour shift. They aren't scheduled. Waht I mean by that is that our production runs are dependent on several factors, so breaks are fluid. It works well for us because our leads and supervisors manage the timing very well.

Sunny

We have 3 paid 10-minute breaks per 8 or 9 hour shift:
8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, noon (1st shift)
4:30 PM 6:30 PM 8:30 PM (2nd shift)

Ten hours earns them another 10-minute paid break.

This is pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and, as I understand it, it was the employees' request to switch from a 30-minute paid lunch.

lnelson

We normally work 8 to 10 hour days.
We start at 7:00am first break 10 min at 8:50-9:00
then 30 min lunch at 11:30-12:00 then another 10 min break at 1:30-1:40 ee's leave at 3:30 or 4:30 or 5:30 depending on work load.
If they work more than 10 hrs they receive another 30 min break TBD.

Lisa

ray a

In an 8 hour workday, there are two 15 minute paid breaks and a 30 minute lunch. They are scheduled by department and spaced apart so ee's are not working more than 2 hours between breaks. Ee's must work at least 10 hours before they receive another 15 minute break.

LindaS

We run a straight 8-hour shift and allow one 7-minute paid break for an 8-hour shift as well as a 15-minute paid lunch. If an employee works longer than 8 hours, they are given a second 7-minute break during their shift. We have scheduled break times and breaks are staggered. Because we allow smoking in our breakroom, the 3rd break time is the smoking break. Employees can select which break they want just as long as they let their supervisor know. Since all the breaks are paid, employees are not allowed to leave company property.

hhaynal

BREAKS: Manufacturing employees scheduled to work eight hour shifts, may take two fifteen minute breaks per shift. Employees scheduled to work twelve hour shifts may take four fifteen minute breaks per shift.

Administrative and technical support employees are permitted breaks at the discretion of their supervisor and consistent with department policy.

Breaks are taken consistent with the needs of the operation. Before leaving your department or assigned work area for any reason, you must obtain supervisor approval.

Lunch periods should be noted as unpaid hours whether or not lunch is taken on or off the worksite.

psrcello

Our employees on eight hour shifts receive two 10-minute breaks and a either a 30-minute unpaid lunch or a 20-minute paid lunch.

Our 12-hour shift employees get two 15-minute breaks, plus a 20-minute paid lunch.

Tish

1st shift - 2 paid 15 minute breaks, they run 9 - 9:15am and 1:30 - 1:45pm and 1/2 unpaid lunch at 11 - 11:30am.

2nd and 3rd shift work a straight 8 hour shift with no lunch and 2 15 minute breaks that are scheduled according to production needs. The employees decided that they would rather get off 1/2 early and not take a lunch.

Gramdamn

Our manufacturing employees work 7:00 - 3:30.
We give them two paid 7-minute breaks in the morning; one from 8:23-8:30 and the second from 10:30-10:37. We give a 30 minute unpaid lunch. Either 12:00-12:30 or 12:30-1:00 depending on the supervisor. This way production doesn't stop completely. At 2:00 we give another paid 7-minute break.

We are thinking of changing the two breaks in the morning to one break. These 7-minute breaks are turning into two 10-15 minute breaks.

ray a

So Don, what's up? Some reason you asked this question or were you just bored?

Don D

Actually Raymond, I'm writing a policy on employee rest periods and lunch breaks. We've not been consistent among the departments in the manufacturing area and it's caused some dissention, complaints, moans. I'm never bored with you around Ray.

ray a

OK, you set the policy, then the trick is to get them to follow it.

MarcS

The "trick"? Wow Ray, do you normally deceive your employees? Hey you have a zillion posts like Don, do you have a life either? Don't forget to trick yourself to take those meds ray "A".

ray a

MarcS - or whoever you may be - it was an expression. I didn't say anything about tricking the ee's as a way of deceiving them. Having people follow company policy is not deception, it is doing the right thing. It is enforcing a sense of fairness, or equity which is exactly the problem Don said he has.

Cinderella

Wha? Who? Huh? x:-/

mcmel

We work 8 hour shifts - two paid breaks - a ten minute and a 20 minute.

Don D

Could you clarify. When is the 10 and when is the 20 and what about lunch?

mcmel

Surely.

The shift is 6 a.m. to 2 p.m.

10 minute break at 9:30
20 minute break at 12:30. (lunch)
Both are paid.

If they feel the need to leave the building for whatever reason, they are required to punch out, then they would only be paid for 7.75 hours, or whatever remains of their day once they return. Obviously if they return late, they would be considered tardy.

I hope that is specific enough! Good luck!

hrwoman

We do 2 ten minute breaks. One at 10am and one at 2:30am. Both are paid.

Lunch is from 12p-12:30p. Must clock out and isn't paid.

lynn2008

6:00 am - 4:30 4x10 hour days/week
15 minutes at 8:50/lunch 11:00 - 11:30/15 minutes at 1:50 pm.

7:00 am - 3:30 5/8 hourdays/week
15 minutes at 9:50/lunch 12:00 - 12:30/15 minues at 1:50 pm. We are non-union

It would be appreciated if you could share a synopsis of the data, and if possible union v. nonunion. Thanks