Quote Originally Posted by R1madness View Post
It is against the law for employers to allow people to miss or give up their rights to their scheduled breaks. We can be prosecuted by the labour department for that.
You are entitled to a break every 2.5 hours which can be stretched to every 3 hours by mutual agreement.
Flexi time is an option that i take with my staff.

Not ALL NZ employers are crap.
Actually there is no explicit statutory requirement that employers provide employees with rest or meal breaks, although most employers already allow reasonable breaks.