For shifts 10 hours or longer, an employee is entitled to two 30-minute breaks. An employee is not entitled to any breaks if their shift is 5 hours or less.12hour shift: Employees are entitled to two 30minute breaks, or one 30minute break after every five hours of work. An employee is entitled to one 30-minute paid or unpaid break after the first 5 hours of work for shifts that are between 5 and 10 hours long. Laws for minimum wage, overtime, holidays, job-protected leaves, vacations, hours of work, earnings, youth workers and termination. The short answer is no. Alberta's Employment Standards Code (ESC) doesn't require employers to provide non-unionized employees with meal breaks. A meal break of one hour or less is not part of the 3 consecutive hours of work. Temporary layoff rules do not apply to school workers and school bus drivers when the summer break exceeds 59 days. DISCRIMINATION. If your shift is longer than 10 hours, you are entitled to at least two 30-minute breaks.