Most employees who work six hours or more get an unpaid meal break of at least 30 minutes within every five hours of work. Yes, employees must be paid for coffee breaks. However, it is up to the employer to decide if employees will get coffee breaks. Usually an employee must be notified, in writing, or by a posted schedule, of the start and end times for at least one week s shifts. An employer should also say in the notification when the employees will be given meal breaks.
Employers don t have to pay wages to employees who are away sick.
Some employers do provide sick pay. In most cases, an employer cannot fire an employee for missing work because of illness or injury. Employers must be given four weeks written notice, where possible, of an employee s intention to take such leave. To get this leave, employees must be working and have been employed by the same employer for at least 20 of the previous 52 weeks. Parental and maternity leave may be combined if taken in one continuous period.