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Logistics, working time & crew conditions · Working

Meal penalty

ELI5

Additional payment or consequence triggered when a required meal break is delayed or missed under relevant terms.

Used in conversation

“Can production update us on the meal penalty before tomorrow’s call?”

Definition

Additional payment or consequence triggered when a required meal break is delayed or missed under applicable terms.

Here “Meal penalty” means: Additional payment or consequence triggered when a required meal break is delayed or missed under applicable terms.

Pitch context

You may encounter “Meal penalty” in production, set safety, stunts & practical effects conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains the physical-production roles, plans and safety systems behind the shoot.

Caution

Meaning and consequences may change by contract, collective agreement, territory or law. This entry is orientation, not legal advice.

Connected terms

  • Meal breakComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.