What should I use: "abide by" or "obey"?

Question

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The Second Party shall *abide by* the working hour procedures as in the following: Monday to Thursday at 8:00 AM to 17:00 PM with *break time* of 1 hour (12:30 – 13:30 o'clock), Friday at 8:00 AM to 17:30 PM with break time of 1.5 hours (12:30 – 14:00 O'clock).

Another question: (is it "break time" or "rest time"?)

Answer 1

abide by and break time.

by the way, legalflyer is totally right. the language is too formal and military time does not use am/pm.

you either say: 8:00am - 5:00pm with break time from 12:30pm -1:30pm

OR

say: 08:00 -17:00 with break time from 12:30 - 13:30

Answer 2

I'd go light on the legalese. Just say "Working hour procedures for ________________ are as follows: Monday to Thursday, etc. . . .

Lunch is 1 hour, except Friday . . . etc. And if you're using military time, you don't need the AM and PM. That's redundant. 17:30 is 5:30 p.m.

Answer 3

Abide and break............... you train a dog to obey.. and it's not 17:00 pm, military time doesn't use AM or PM or o' clock

Answer 4

"Abide by" means to comply and "obey" means to fullfill the command. Personnally, I like "abide by" better than obey. Some employees may seem offended by that word.

Also, break time is the proper term.

Answer 5

Abide by, and break time.

Abide is a more subtle way of saying its a rule and must be followed. obey.. i think thats too crude!!

Answer 6

"abide by" and "break time"
"Obey" sounds too bossy and "rest time" sounds more like a bed time then a break. What's this for anyway?

Answer 7

abide by and break time

Answer 8

abide by and break time

Answer 9

abide by.