Each employee will be provided with an unpaid meal period during each work period in excess of one-half day. The specific time off for this meal period will be scheduled by the supervisor. Normally lunch periods are one-half hour for facilities management staff and one hour for staff in other areas. 

Most positions at the College follow the principle of freedom of movement which means that the employee is free to leave his/her immediate work area for brief periods to obtain a beverage or snack and to attend to personal needs. For positions without freedom of movement, such as a receptionist without an available backup, the supervisor will schedule a fifteen minute rest break during each half of an eight-hour day. Facilities management staff also are allowed a fifteen minute rest break during each half of an eight-hour day. Rest break time cannot be accumulated to provide for a prolonged period of time off and cannot be taken adjacent to the lunch period or the beginning or end of the workday.