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The following table is applied to all hours worked on contract rate;, the employee is then paid the resulting quantity of 10 minute breaks
| Length of employee’s contract work period | Minimum number of rest and/or meal breaks employees are to be provided |
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| 2.00 - 6.00 hours | 1 x 10 minute paid rest break |
| 6.01 - 10.00 hours | 2 x 10 minute paid rest break |
| 10.01 – 14 hours | 3 x 10 minute paid rest break |
| 14.01 to 16 hours | 4 x 10 minute paid rest break |
*Excludes unpaid breaks
2) Percentage
A percentage is applied to the total contract earnings and effectively pays the employee 2.5 minutes per for every hour worked.
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| Total earnings of employee's contract work period multiplied by 0.042% |
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*20 minutes / 60 minutes / 8 hours = 0.042 decimal minutes per hour
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| Last updated in accordance with the 6th May changes to rest and meal break entitlements as set by MBIE > Related government documentation |
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