For a 5-hour shift in Ontario: The ESA requires that employees be given one 30-minute break for a five-hour shift. You can use this break however you like, and your employer can agree to split it into two 15-minute breaks. Employers are not required to provide more than 30 minutes of break time for a five-hour shift.
For an 8-hour shift in Ontario: Employees are entitled to one 30-minute break under the ESA for an 8-hour shift. Another break is not required until after another five hours. For a 12-hour shift in Ontario: Employers must provide two 30-minute breaks during a 12-hour shift, with one break every five hours of work.
For an 8-hour work shift, employees are entitled to a minimum 20-minute uninterrupted break if they work more than six hours. The break should not be taken at the beginning or end of the shift, and employees must be allowed to take it away from their workstation.
Ontario Break FAQs No, the ESA in Ontario doesn't require a 15-minute break for shifts of four hours or less. It does, however, require a 30-minute meal break after five hours of work.
It is correct that your employer has to provide you with a meal break in ance with the Employment Standard Act. It's not something that can be opt-out of except by express agreement between employee and employer.
Your employer must give you 11 consecutive hours off work in each 24-hour period. You must also have 24 straight hours off work each work week, or 48 straight hours off every two work weeks. Your employer must give you eight hours off between shifts.
For an 8-hour shift in Ontario: Employees are entitled to one 30-minute break under the ESA for an 8-hour shift. Another break is not required until after another five hours. For a 12-hour shift in Ontario: Employers must provide two 30-minute breaks during a 12-hour shift, with one break every five hours of work.