Breaks for full-time employees
Under the Hair and Beauty Award, you must provide your employees with a minimum of one unpaid meal break of between 45 and 60 minutes after 5 hours work. Meal breaks can be shortened to 30 minutes by mutual agreement.
Your full-time employees are also entitled to two 10 minute paid rest breaks - one on either side of the meal break.
Breaks for part-time employees
Your part-time employees are entitled to the following breaks:
| Less than 4 hours |
No rest break |
No meal break |
| 4 hours but less than 5 hours |
One 10 minute rest break |
No meal break |
| More than 5 hours but less than 7 hours |
One 10 minute rest break |
One meal break of 45 - 60 minutes |
| 7 hours or more |
Two 10 minute rest breaks, one during the period of work before, and one during the period of work after, the meal break. |
One meal break of 45 - 60 minutes |
Breaks for casual employees
Your casual employees are entitled to the following breaks:
| Less than 5 hours |
No rest break |
No meal break |
| More than 5 hours but less than 7 hours |
No rest break |
One meal break of 45 - 60 minutes |
| 7 hours or more |
Two 10 minute rest breaks, one during the period of work before, and one during the period of work after, the meal break. |
One meal break of 45 - 60 minutes |
Break between shifts
All employees must receive a minimum break of 12 hours between their shifts each day.