Fact-Finding & Investigatory Meetings — Kaiser Permanente — Northwest RNs (Oregon / SW Washington)

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 6.D.7 The Employer may hire a temporary Registered Nurse to replace Registered Nurses on a Union-related leave. The temporary may be hired for the duration of the leave. 6.D.8 Union-related leaves may not be added to other types of leaves of absence. 6.E. Union representatives will have the opportunity to meet with newly hired employees as part of the orientation process for the purpose of furnishing them with information about the Union. The Union’s segment of this process will be for thirty (30) minutes and will be considered as paid time for the orientee. The provision of orientation will not drive overtime. 6.F. Bargaining Unit members, serving as members of the Union Negotiating Team, shall be credited with seniority for time spent in contract negotiations equal to her/his normal work shift spent when negotiations occur on the employee’s scheduled work day. 6.G. …

17.A. Regular full-time employees shall accumulate paid sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours per month for each calendar month of employment, up to a maximum of seven hundred twenty (720) hours. Regular part-time employees shall accumulate paid sick leave at the rate of eight (8) hours for each one hundred seventy-three (173) compensable hours, provided, however, that no more than eighty (80) compensable hours per pay period shall be used as a basis for accumulation. The maximum accumulation shall be seven hundred twenty (720) hours. If a regular employee changes from a non 7/70 staffing system to the 7/70 staffing system, she/he shall retain past accumulated sick leave benefits. 17.B. Paid sick leave begins to accumulate during the first (1st) calendar month of employment, but may not be applied to any illness that occurs during the first six (6) months of employment. Sick leave sh …

Note: Please refer to the National Agreement Section 1.K.1 6.A. The Union will provide the Employer with a current list of its officers and stewards who are accredited to represent the Union every six (6) months. 6.B. Duly authorized staff representatives of the Union and its affiliates shall be granted access at reasonable times to enter the Employer’s facility where employees covered thereunder are employed, when such visits are necessitated by matters concerning the administration of this Agreement, observing the conditions under which the employees are employed and assisting in processing grievances. The Union representatives shall, prior to or upon arrival at the facility, notify the Medical Office Administrator, who shall contact the appropriate management personnel. During hours when the Medical Office Administrator’s office is closed, the Administrator on call shall be notified b …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 leave is exhausted. Industrial leaves will be granted for the term of disability as estimated and certified in writing by the physician. 21.E.6 Initial requests for leaves and requests for extensions must be submitted in writing to the employee’s supervisor, along with the physician’s written certification of disability. Leaves will be granted in increments up to ninety (90) days. 21.E.7 An employee on an Industrial Leave will receive Employer-Paid Health Plan, Dental Plan and Life Insurance Group coverage on the same basis as an active employee for a maximum of six (6) months after exhaustion of Employer-paid sick leave. The employee will continue to accrue paid time off benefits (e.g., sick leave) while her/his accumulated sick leave is integrated with Worker’s Compensation payments. Such benefits will cease to accrue when sick leave is exhausted. 21.E.8 During Ind …

OFNHP – RN 2021-2025 calendar days prior to the start of the leave, and worked an average of 25 hours per week during that period. For the Federal law, the employee must be employed by Kaiser Permanente for twelve months prior to the start of the leave and worked a cumulated 1,250 hours during that period. 21.D.6 Leaves under state, federal, contract and workers compensation will be administered concurrently where applicable. 21.D.7 The request for Family Medical Leave shall be written and submitted in advance when possible to do so. In cases of emergencies, the employee will notify the employer as soon as reasonably possible. The written request shall be on the form provided and must specify the reason for the leave of absence, the relationship of the employee to the person needing the care and the anticipated length of the leave. 21.D.8 Medical certification may be required from the em …

An employee disabled by a medical condition or injury not connected with her/his employment will be granted an unpaid Medical Leave of Absence after exhaustion of Employer-paid sick leave. A Medical Leave of Absence will be granted for the term of medical disability as estimated and certified in writing by the physician. Leaves will be granted in increments up to ninety (90) days, for a total maximum leave of twelve (12) calendar months per disability. Requests for all initial leaves and all extensions must be submitted in writing to the employee’s supervisor, along with the physician’s written certification of disability. Requests for urgent leave must be submitted as soon as circumstances permit. Non-urgent leave must be submitted as soon as circumstances permit. Non-urgent leaves must be requested in writing at least two (2) weeks prior to anticipated period of disability. Expiration …

25.B.1 Nurses who have been in a regular status for at least six (6) consecutive months shall be entitled to three (3) paid educational days per year for the purposes of attending educational programs as outlined in this Article. 25.B.2 One (1) unpaid education day may be granted if the request is in writing. 25.B.3 For night shift employees, two (2) unpaid education days may be granted if the request is in writing. 25.B.4 Requests for paid educational leave shall be made in writing, setting forth the details, (i.e., dates, hours, subject, purpose for attending, etc.). 25.B.5 Final Approval by the appropriate Manager will be required where replacement time is needed. 25.B.6 The paid educational leave day shall not accrue from year to year except in any instance in which a Nurse makes application for use of the educational day for an acceptable education program and the time off cannot be …

21.C.1 Kaiser Permanente will grant a Military Leave of Absence to an employee who leaves to perform military service with the Armed Forces of the United States. The provisions of the Veterans’ Re-employment Rights statute will apply to the circumstances of each case. 21.C.2 An employee desiring a Military Leave of Absence must apply to her/his supervisor, and provide a copy of the military orders. A Leave of Absence Request Form must be completed for all Military Leaves in excess of two (2) weeks. 21.C.3 Any person who is restored to a position shall retain seniority, credited service date, and tenure step credit as though employment has continued without interruption. Although length of service benefits (vacation and sick leave accrual) do not continue to accumulate during the Military Leave of Absence, the benefits accumulated at the beginning of the leave will be reinstated when the …