Leaves of Absence at Kaiser Permanente — Northern California RNs & NPs

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 …

Payroll is not able to verify an error within the designated time period, the Nurse(s) who reported the error shall be informed within the designated time period of the reasons for the delay in resolving the error. Employee vacation, sick, and education leave accrual hours and balance will be displayed on Employee payslips. ARTICLE VIII – SENIORITY Section A – Seniority, Accumulation and Application Regular Nurses and Short-Hour, Temporary and Per diem Nurses shall have equal seniority for transfers, promotions, and layoffs based upon their bargaining unit seniority. Regular Nurses shall accumulate seniority based upon length of continuous service with the Employer under this Agreement. Effective September 1, 2002, Short-Hour, Temporary and Per diem Nurses shall accumulate seniority on the basis of eighty-seven (87) hours of work equaling one (1) month's seniority credit, for hours worke …

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 …

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 …

Positions: 1. All temporary positions shall be posted pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement for a maximum of 90 days. Employees may bid for all of the posted hours or some portion thereof. 2. Management may utilize Travelers in the remaining hours or posted hours for the period of time that the employee who created the opening is away from work on APPENDIX L – USE OF TRAVELERS vacation or leave of absence. Any Traveler engaged under these circumstances shall not be subject to displacement by bargaining unit employees making themselves available for overtime or extra shifts. Regular Unfilled Posted Positions: 1. Any Traveler who is filling a posted vacancy in accordance with the terms of the CBA and this Agreement shall not be subject to displacement by bargaining unit employees making themselves available for overtime or extra shifts. 2. Regular unfilled positions shall remain …

y are not going to seek reappointment. 6. The RNQL role will not be replaced for vacations. If the RNQL is absent for less than two (2) months (for any reason), the Employer will not be obligated to temporarily replace the position. If the absence is expected to be between two (2) and six (6) months, the Parties will meet to discuss temporary replacement, taking into consideration the Employer’s ability to backfill a temporary RNQL replacement and time frame for replacement. The Employer may consider orienting RNQL alternates for the RNQL position or designating former RNQLs who have volunteered as RNQL temporary replacements. 7. Unless the RN/NP is selected for another RNQL rotation, when a RN/NP completes her or his RNQL rotation, she or he will return to her or his former position (or may apply for any open position). If the RN/NP returns to her or his former position, the displaced b …

SIDE LETTER A GRANDFATHERING THE DIFFERENTIAL PREMIUM FOR MULTI MEDICAL CENTER / MULTI FACILITY NURSES FROM STOCKTON, TRACY, MODESTO AND MANTECA RNs/NPs identified in the list provided to CNA on October 17, 2017 who are located at Manteca Hospital, Modesto Hospital, Tracy Medical Office Building or the Stockton Medical Office Building and are currently receiving Multi-Site (Facility) or Multi-Medical Center premiums shall not be adversely impacted by any changes that may be made to the Multi- Medical Center/Multi-Site grid. RNs/NPs shall continue to receive their current Multi-Site or Multi-Medical Center premium until they leave their current position. In the event a RN/NP currently receiving Multi-Medical Center/Multi-Site premiums at the above named Hospitals/Medical Office Buildings has not been identified in the above referenced list, the parties agree to meet and discuss resolution …

Except for maternity leave (see Section G – Parental Leave: Birth or Adoption of a Child) prior notice of one (1) week may be required from each Nurse returning from authorized leave of absence. Reinstatement