My airline has a 'supplementary payment form' for crew to submit if we don't achieve our breaks. It is signed off by the cabin supervisor, and needs to show the reasons for breaks not being achieved. Crew then receive a penalty for any hours worked over the 6 hour thresh-hold. I have seen it make a considerable difference to some crews paypackets.
If your airline has this type of system it needs to be utilised to its full extent. Every little dollar adds up and if the airline starts to "bleed" this money I'm sure the beancounters will start to ask why.
