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.Employers must provide a second meal break of no fewer than 30 minutes for all workdays on which an employee works more than 10 hours. Employers are required to provide at least one 30-minute break for a meal after every five hours that an employee has worked. Workers have a right to at least a 30minute meal break or each 6 hours worked in a calendar day. If you work over 5 hours in a day, you are entitled to a meal break of at least 30 minutes that must start before the end of the fifth hour of your shift. No, this is not legal. The Labor Code says that a meal break of at least 30 minutes must be provided if the employee works more than five hours. Employers must relieve their employees of all duties and relinquish any control over how employees spend their break time. " Hours Worked. Rest.