使用者は、労働時間が六時間を超える場合においては少くとも四十五分、八時間を超える場合においては少くとも一時間の休憩時間を労働時間の途中に与えなければならない。
An employer must provide a worker with at least 45 minutes of break periods during working hours if working hours exceed 6 hours, and at least one hour of break periods during working hours if working hours exceed 8 hours.
前項の休憩時間は、一斉に与えなければならない。ただし、当該事業場に、労働者の過半数で組織する労働組合がある場合においてはその労働組合、労働者の過半数で組織する労働組合がない場合においては労働者の過半数を代表する者との書面による協定があるときは、この限りでない。
An employer must provide all workers with the break periods referred to in the preceding paragraph at the same time; provided, however, that this does not apply if the employer has concluded a written agreement with the labor union that has been organized by a majority of the workers at that workplace, if there is one, or with a person representing a majority of the workers at that workplace, if there is no such union.
An employer must permit a worker to use the break periods referred to in paragraph (1) freely.