Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, no employer is required to provide a rest break or meal break, paid or unpaid. 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.Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. The break between shifts cannot be a meal or rest period and must be to the benefit of the employer. Proper notice must be given when an employee quits or an employer terminates or temporarily lays off an employee. 8hour shift: Employees are entitled to one 30minute break. Companies don't need to grant another break until after another five hours. The FE exam is a computer-based exam administered year-round at NCEES-approved Pearson VUE test centers. As an employee in Alberta, your employer must provide you with an unpaid 30minute break after working for five hours in a row. Human Resources Professional Evaluates requests received from department employees for changes in classification or pay;