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I have just looked this up and apparently by law, Employers only have to provide a break every 6 hours, which is usually done as a lunch break. So they do not HAVE to give a smoke break. I have just looked this up and apparently by law, Employers only have to provide a break every 6 hours, which is usually done as a lunch break. So they do not HAVE to give a smoke break.

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