Education Leave & Tuition at Kaiser Permanente — Northern California RNs & NPs

Annual Sick Leave is the sick leave days credited each payroll year in accordance with Article XXVI, paragraph 2601 of the Agreement. Banked Sick Leave is previously accumulated unused sick leave to which unused Annual Sick Leave may be added at the end of each payroll year. a. Banked Sick Leave will consist of a pre-2007 account (last date of the payroll year end 2006) for any unused sick leave hours accumulated prior to 2007, and a post-2006 (beginning of payroll year 2007) account for any hours rolled over at the end of2007 and years thereafter. There is no limit in the amount that may be accumulated on Banked Sick Leave. 3. Use of Sick Leave: Annual Sick Leave will ordinarily be used when an RN or NP is sick or injured. Banked Sick Leave will be used when an RN or NP is sick or injured after Annual Sick Leave is exhausted. Banked Sick Leave may also be used first SIDE LETTER Z SICK …

Education Funding Effective January 1, 2015, Nurses working 20 or more hours per week may be reimbursed up to $2,300 per calendar year for tuition and continuing education credits. Of the overall total reimbursement, Nurses may submit up to five hundred dollars ($500) for education-related travel and lodging expenses. Effective January 1, 2019, Nurses working 20 or more hours per week may be reimbursed up to $2,500 per calendar year for tuition and continuing education credits. Of the overall total reimbursement, Nurses may submit up to five hundred dollars ($500) for education-related travel and lodging expenses.

SIDE LETTER Z SICK LEAVE CASH OUT 2022 ADDENDUM TO THE 2008 LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN KAISER PERMANENTE AND CALIFORNIA NURSES ASSOCIATION SICK LEAVE CASH OUT In accordance with the agreements and commitments made during 2022 Contract Bargaining, the parties agree to the following changes with respect to the Retirement Conversion: Letter of Understanding between Kaiser Permanente and California Nurses Association Sick Leave Cash Out March 5, 2008 In accordance with agreements and commitments made during 2006 Contract Bargaining, the parties agree that time off benefits that protect Nurses from loss of income if they are ill or injured promote employee well-being and security. In order to optimize the value of these benefits, and to further the goals of enhancing the quality and continuity of care provided to our patients and promoting work/life satisfaction for Nurses, the parties a …

Nurses may request unpaid leaves of absence to attend professional activities such as, but not necessarily limited to, educational workshops, seminars, continuing education courses, and participation in bona fide activities of the Association. Such requests will be given equitable consideration and may be granted at the sole discretion of management.

board access shall not be unreasonably denied. A designated Association representative shall be responsible for posting material submitted by the Association, a copy of which shall be furnished to the Employer before posting. The Association agrees that no controversial material shall be posted. It is further agreed that the Employer shall post position vacancies as provided in Article IX of the contract on such bulletin boards. ARTICLE V – PERSONNEL CATEGORIES Section A – Probationary Nurses Regular Registered Nurses may be discharged without recourse to the grievance procedure within the first ninety (90) days of employment. Short- Hour, Temporary and Per diem Registered Nurses may be discharged without recourse to the grievance procedure until such Nurse has been employed for six (6) months or worked three hundred (300) hours, whichever comes first. Section B – Regular Nurses A Regula …

Permission for such educational leave will not be unreasonably denied. The Employer and the Union mutually agree that pre-approval by management for education leave is not required on non-scheduled work time for BRN approved courses which offer continuing education units (CEUs) or continuing medical education (CMEs). Employees on any leave of absence will require management pre-approval of any education leave.

SIDE LETTER N Letter of Intent: RN/NP Workplace Safety Project Process The Parties, in good faith and in order to reach an agreement regarding CNA represented RNs/NPs participation in all Kaiser Facility and Regional Workplace Safety structure, shall follow the provisions outlined below beginning 90 days after completion of training for RN/NP Workplace Safety Committee Representatives: • The Parties will follow the IWPSS Charter as updated by the IWPSS committee and/or the Employer. • The Employer is committed to an allotment of $1,000,000 each calendar year (Jan-Dec) of this contract, to be used towards the paid release time of any nurse who is leading and/or participating in safety projects supported by the IWPSS and approved by the Regional Executive Board. The allotment will not roll over or exceed $1,000,000 per year. • Each year of the term of this contract (2023-2026), the Employe …

Starts fringe benefit accumulation at prorated basis as of date of change in status. However, if the Nurse previously had been a Regular full-time or Regular part-time Nurse with no break in service, the Nurse retains for fringe benefit accumulations the same date the Nurse had when a Regular full- time or Regular part-time Nurse, adjusted forward for the length of time in Short-Hour, Temporary and Per diem status. The Nurse also in such cases retains any unused sick leave and Education Leave accumulated while in Regular full-time or Regular part-time status. ARTICLE VII – HOURS OF WORK Section A – Payroll Week, Work Week and Payroll Day Payroll Week “Payroll week” as used in this Article shall mean and consist of the seven (7) day period beginning at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, or at the shift change hour nearest that time. Work Week The “work week” means the “payroll week” for all purposes, inc …