Time Clock Expectations

• Clock in when you arrive and are ready to work. Do not clock in and then go to Verve or make food.

• Clock out when you're done working and at lunch (if required—see below).

Breaks & Lunch – Desk Staff

• 10-Minute Break:

  • 1 break per 4 hours worked.

  • Paid break.

  • Must not exceed 10 minutes.

  • Taken away from the desk (includes: socializing, phone use, reading, etc.).

• Meal Break (30 Minutes):

  • Required for shifts 6 hours or longer.

  • Paid if you stay on-site and are on-call.

  • Unpaid if you leave the gym or are out of earshot of the desk.

  • Working out and climbing are unpaid breaks.

  • Must be taken mid-shift or during normal meal times.

  • Cannot be saved up or taken at end of shift.

  • Shorter shifts (e.g. 5–9 PM) that cross meal times still get a meal break.

  • Co-workers with longer shifts and those teaching evening classes get priority on dinner breaks.

Breaks & Lunch – Labor Staff (Route Setters, Janitorial, Wall Maintenance)

• 10-Minute Break:

  • 1 break per 4 hours worked.

  • Paid break.

• Lunch Break (30 Minutes):

  • Required for shifts longer than 6 hours.

  • Encouraged for all shifts longer than 5 hours.

  • Paid break.