10:31 CEST+02:00. Surrounded by luxury at the high-end Geneva hotels where she works, Alcina Esteves de Almeida sometimes goes hungry â her salary, while generous by American standards, is not enough to make ends meet in pricey Switzerland.
California Meal Breaks. California Labor Laws require that employers provide employees with adequate meal breaks. For most occupations, you are entitled to a meal break after 5 hours of work, provided your total days work is more than 6 hours.
Workers have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day (this could be a tea or lunch break), if they work more than 6 hours a day. Workers have the right to 11 hours rest between working days, eg if they finish work at 8pm, they shouldnât start work again until 7am the next day.