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Rest/Meal Break Non-exempt, full-time employees shall receive a paid rest break not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes away from job duties on one occasion during each four (4) hour work shift. Part-time employees shall receive a paid rest break not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes during a work period of four hours. Rest breaks cannot exceed fifteen (15) minutes, including the time required to get to and from a rest break area. All employees scheduled to work eight (8) or more hours per shift are required to take a half-hour, unpaid meal break. Employees of Northbound and Westbound Liquor are required to stay "on duty" in the building and be reachable by other employees should their assistance be required during their break. In consideration of this, Northbound and Westbound Liquor employees are paid during their break time. Employees may not purposely miss rest breaks in order to accumulate time to leave early at the end of the day; all rest breaks and meal breaks must be taken. Employment of Relatives All employees are hired as the most qualified candidate based on qualifications, skills, and ability. Employment is not restricted to more than one member of a family (including spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, or other immediate relative). No family member will be hired where: ■ One family member would have the authority or practical power to supervise, appoint, remove, or discipline the other. ■ One family member would be responsible for auditing the work of the other. ■ Circumstances exist which would place the family member in a situation of actual or reasonably foreseeable conflict between the city's interests and their own. ■ The family member has a relative employed by an organization with whom the city has business dealings and in the city's judgment the position and job responsibilities of both the employee and family member would create an appearance of improper influence or favor or would jeopardize the confidentiality of data maintained by the city. Supplemental Employment Elk River does not restrict employees from engaging in outside employment. However, regular, full-time employees are expected to consider city work their primary employment. Employees may not engage in outside employment that interferes with the performance of one's city duties, that represents a conflict of interest, or that may influence or bias an employee's job -related decision -making ability. The city will not adjust work hours to facilitate the scheduling of outside employment. If a supervisor believes an employee's outside employment is detrimental to the city and his/her position, the employee may be asked to discontinue the outside employment. If an employee is asked to discontinue outside employment and fails to do so, s/he may be subject to discipline up to and including termination. 12