Fact-Finding & Investigatory Meetings at Kaiser Permanente — Northern California RNs & NPs

the purpose of removing that Nurse from the bargaining unit, or eliminate or remove from bargaining unit nurses the direct care responsibilities of Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners described in the preceding paragraph. Finally, the Employer also agrees that during the term of this Agreement it will not challenge the Union’s right to represent any Nurse in any job classification covered by this Agreement based on a claim that such Nurse is a supervisor within the meaning of the NLRA. Disputes concerning this provision may be referred directly to an expedited arbitration. The sole issue in any such arbitration shall be whether the Employer violated the commitments set forth in paragraph 103 of the Agreement. If the Employer is found to have violated paragraph 103, the sole remedies shall be restoration of the status quo ante, and a make- whole remedy for the affected bargaining u …

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 …

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 …

Section J – Association Visiting Rights Duly authorized representatives of the Association shall be permitted at all reasonable times to enter the facilities operated by the Employer for the purposes of transacting Association business and observing conditions under which Nurses are employed; provided, however, that the Association's representatives shall upon arrival at the facility notify the Administrator or her/his designee of the intent to transact Association business. The Association representative shall advise the Administrator as to which department or areas s/he wishes to visit, and confine her/his visits to such departments or areas as agreed upon. Transaction of any business shall be conducted in an appropriate location subject to general Hospital and Clinic rules applicable to non-employees and shall not interfere with the work of employees. Section K – No Conflicting Agreem …

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 …

a combination of the two. These options will be exercised annually as follows: 1. Full Time RNs or NPs regularly scheduled to work forty (40) hours per week may cash out up to eighty (80) hours of unused Annual Sick Leave at fifty percent (50%) of value, provided they have at least eighty (80) hours in the combined Banked Sick Leave accounts. Part Time benefited RNs or NPs regularly scheduled to work less than forty (40) hours per week may cash out unused Annual Sick Leave on a pro rated basis, and based on a pro rated number of hours to meet the above-referenced threshold. 2. RNs or NPs may choose to roll over all their unused Annual Sick Leave hours to their post-2006 Banked Sick Leave account at 100% (one hundred percent) of the hours value. 3. RNs or NPs may select either option, or a combination of the two, provided they meet the eligibility described above. 4. All unused Annual Sic …

The committee structure for the Patient Classification System shall be as follows: a. Classification System Liaison: Each of the following service lines shall have one Registered Nurse designated as a Classification System Liaison per campus, where such service lines exists: (1) Maternal Child Health, (2) Pediatrics, (3) Adult Intensive Care, and (4) Medical-Surgical/Telemetry. b. The Registered Nurse serving as the Classification System Liaison is expected to perform his or her regular job duties when she/he is not in committee meetings or educating her/his service line. c. Classification System Liaisons shall be selected by the Union from the bargaining unit and must meet the following criteria: i. Work a minimum of 8 hours a week providing direct patient care in the designated service line. ii. Designation of a Registered Nurse as a Classification System Liaison will run for 24 consec …

.e., beginning of payroll year 2007), will be converted at 60% of value to vacation and paid out and will also be recognized as credited service for pension plan calculation purposes. This provision will apply to all nurses who retire after January 1, 2023. SIDE LETTER Z SICK LEAVE CASH OUT 6. Pre-Retirement Termination: In the event that a nurse terminates employment with Kaiser Permanente after becoming vested in the pension plan (i.e., with five or more years of service at the time of termination), but before meeting retirement eligibility, the nurse's total Banked Sick Leave hours - regardless of when they were earned- will be recognized as Credited Service for pension plan benefit calculation purposes, provided that the nurse has at least 250 hours of Banked Sick Leave at the time of termination. There will be no cash-out option.