Rest Periods.
Employees shall be authorized by their immediate supervisors for a fifteen (15) minute rest period during each half shift of four (4) hours of work whether regular or overtime. If an employee's regular schedule on a given day is in excess of eight (8) hours, she/he will receive a rest period in the first half of that shift and another rest period in the second half of that shift. Such rest periods may not be accumulated by the employee nor used to leave work early or come in late. The supervisor shall schedule the rest periods.