An additional 30-minute unpaid meal break when working more than 12 hours in a day. A paid 10-minute rest period for every four hours worked.The Employment Standards Act (ESA) mandates that most employees must be granted a 30minute break, or eating period, for every five consecutive hours of work. When an employee works a ten hour shift, the employer is required to provide the employee with two 30 minute meal periods. Meal breaks are unpaid unless the employee's employment contract requires payment. Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted an unpaid break of at least 30 minutes during every period of five consecutive hours of work. Workplace Safety and Health, 833-579-0927. Labor Commissioner's Office, Wages, breaks, retaliation and labor laws, 833-526-4636. Employees are entitled to a 30minute unpaid eating period for every five consecutive hours of work. Ontario Labour laws state: An employee must not work for more than five hours in a row without getting a 30minute eating period (meal break) free from work.