Continuous flow units – units whose shutdown is not possible in connection with technical and production conditions (coking furnaces, open hearth furnaces and furnaces, pumping stations, etc.) or as a result of the need for continuous service of the population (thermo - and electro-power stations, telephone exchanges, transport, medical-sanitary institutions, etc.).

In continuous-flow units, the duration of the meal break is included in the working time only for professions (functions) and works with an uninterrupted working regime.

The duration of the meal break will be included in the working time and for employees who work in units other than those with continuous flow, if the specifics of the work of these employees require their permanent presence at work (guards, bodyguards, receptionists, etc.). The list of these professions (functions) and activities is approved by the collective labor agreement or the internal regulation of the unit.