A small grocery store needs the following nummber of cashiers during each day of

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A small grocery store needs the following nummber of cashiers during each day of a normal week for day (8 am to 4 pm) and evening (4 pm - 12 am) shifts. The stre prefers to employ full-time cashiers who work eight hours a day, five days a week, with two consecutive days off. A part time cashier works four hours a day up to five days a week (with no requirement for consecutive days off). Note that for each unit of cashier requirement below, two part-time cashiers are needed because the periods are eight hours long. Determine the mix of full-time and part-time cashiers and schedule their work in order to minimize total number of cashiers employed but meet the cashier requirements below.

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FULL-TIME CASHIER

Full-time employees working six (6) hours, up to and including eight (8) hours, shall be scheduled by the Employer for a meal period of either thirty (30) minutes or sixty (60) minutes without pay as determined by the Company. This shall commence not earlier than three (3) hours nor later than five (5) hours after the start of the employee’s shift. Meal periods will be scheduled as near mid-shift as possible. Similarly, rest periods will be scheduled as near to midway between the meal period and the commencement and finish of a shift, as possible. An employee working six (6) hours, up to and including eight (8) hours, shall be scheduled by the Employer for two (2) rest periods not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes each; to commence not earlier than one (1) hour after the start of the shift nor less than one (1) hour before either the meal period or the end of the shift. If an employee abuses this provision he/she will be subject to discipline, as determined by the Employer, which shall be subject to the grievance procedure.

PART-TIME CASHIER

An employee working a daily shift of four (4) hours will have one (1) rest period not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes. A daily shift of more than five (5) hours, but less than seven (7) hours, will have two (2) paid rest periods of fifteen (15) minutes duration each which may be scheduled as follows, if mutually agreeable: (a) combine the two (2) rest periods at mid-shift; (b) two (2) rest periods as per usual practice with a half (½) hour for lunch break unpaid. An employee working a daily shift of seven (7) or more hours, up to and including eight (8) hours, shall be scheduled for two (2) rest periods not to exceed fifteen (15) minutes and one (1) lunch period of either thirty (30) minutes or sixty (60) minutes without pay as determined by the Company. If an employee abuses this provision he/she will be subject to discipline as determined by the Employer, which shall be subject to the grievance procedure. Rest periods, as described above, shall be with pay. Except in cases of emergency, meal and rest periods will be uninterrupted. Meal periods will be scheduled as near mid-shift as possible. Rest periods shall commence not earlier than one (1) hour after the start of the shift nor less than one (1) hour before either the meal or the end of the shift. For Shifts of five (5) hours or longer, the rest period shall not commence earlier than one and a half (1-1/2) hours after the start of the shift nor less than one and a half (1-1/2) hours before the end of the shift. If specifically agreed between the employee and their Department Manager, rest periods may be paid at the employee’s applicable rate of pay instead of taken.

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