I was always told if youre scheduled 6 hours you get a lunch if you want it. And over 7 you have to take one. But a guy today got upset when a department head told him his 6 1/2 hour shift didnt get him a lunch. This is Indiana btw which has no state law on lunches.
Lunch Hour: Employees shall be granted one-half (1/2) hour uninterrupted periodformealtimeatapproximatelythemiddleofthewodcingday. Every effort will be made so that this meal period shall not be scheduled until an employee has worked three (3) hours and the employee will not be required to work more than five (5) hours prior to beginning such meal period. (Employees who certify in writing that they desire the meal period of one (1) hour on a continuing basis shall be entitled to the hour meal period.) Meal periods will not be required unless an employee has been scheduled for seven (7) hours or more, unless in conflict with State or Federal laws. Scheduling of meal periods, whether one (I) hour or one-half (1/2) hour, will not defeat the employee's right to maximize his/her hours.
U.S. labor laws state if the shift is longer than 5 hours you must have a lunch. Law also states lunch should be taken 5 hours in. Union laws state that an employee shall not work on designated break periods. If you are forced to: contact the union file a grievance get them to pay you for the time. secondly take your lunch in your vehicle. That's what I do. They can't do **** about it. Can't hear it fu-ck that. A lot of side departments take lunch in their car because they're tired of answering the phone, assisting that one customer who wants just one damn item and they won't take no as an answer.
