Fact-Finding & Investigatory Meetings — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 military duty shall be granted in accordance with applicable law. In order to be eligible for payments under this paragraph, the employee must furnish KFHPWA with a copy of the employee’s government check stub(s) showing the amount of military pay received. Except as provided in this paragraph, time off for military duty will be unpaid, although the employee may voluntarily choose to use available PTO. 11.3 Health Leave. In order to provide job protection for employees who are not covered by FMLA, after one (1) year of continuous employment with an FTE, one (1) durational leave of absence per rolling calendar year will be granted to employees who are not eligible for FMLA leave for a personal illness or injury, or disability because of pregnancy or childbirth without loss of accrued benefits. An employee who exhausts all of their FMLA leave is not eligible for a he …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 3.5 Contract Distribution. The Employer shall make available a copy of this Agreement to all newly hired employees. 3.6 Negotiations Release Time. Subject to patient care requirements, the Employer will make a good faith effort to assist in providing unpaid release time for employees participating in contract negotiations. Employees will work with their managers to arrange this time off. Unpaid release time to participate in this activity will accrue benefits. 3.7 Employee Participation in Union Activities. Subject to appropriate advance notice and scheduling/staffing requirements, Union officers, delegates and members of contract committees may use eight (8) hours per calendar year of their continuing education leave/time to attend union-sponsored training in leadership representation and dispute resolution. The Union must provide written notification to the Emplo …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 11.8 Sabbatical Leave. The purpose of a sabbatical leave is to provide an extended period of leave from a registered nurse’s customary work to acquire new skills and training. The sabbatical makes available the necessary time to pursue significant professional development activities, e.g., full-time academic study, participation in research projects, foreign travel to examine alternative health care options, providing health care in underserved areas, publishing. Registered nurses are eligible for their first sabbatical after working a minimum of ten (10) years of continuous regular employment as a registered nurse. An employee who qualifies may request 1) a sabbatical of up to six (6) months, or 2) a sabbatical of up to one (1) year after working thirteen (13) years of continuous regular employment. Registered nurses granted a sabbatical will receive fringe benefi …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 If a leave qualifies under both federal and state law, the leave shall run concurrently. Ordinarily, the employee must provide thirty (30) days’ advance notice to the Employer when the leave is foreseeable. An employee shall use accrued paid leave time for which the employee is eligible during family leave, except that an employee may elect to reserve up to eighty (80) hours (pro-rated for part-time employees) of vacation. Family leave shall be interpreted consistently with the conditions and provisions of the state and federal law. 11.5 Dependent Care Leave. After one (1) year of continuous employment, an unpaid leave may be granted to an employee to care for a dependent child who resides with the employee for conditions other than those set forth in Article 11.4 (Family Leave) or for the care of a dependent parent or spouse or domestic partner of the employee. Su …

11.1 Leave Request. All leaves of absence shall be requested from the Employer in writing as far in advance as possible stating the amount of time requested. A written reply will be given by the Employer in response to the request. Leaves of absence for the purpose of extending vacation shall be entirely at the convenience of the Employer. A written reply to grant or deny the request shall be given by the Employer within thirty (30) days. Temporary employees shall not be eligible for any leave of absence. 11.1.1 Reinstatement. When a nurse returns from a leave of absence not exceeding thirty (30) days, the employee shall be assigned to the same position, shift and unit held before the leave. 11.1.2 Maintenance of Seniority. Leave with pay or for industrial injury shall not alter a nurse’s anniversary date of employment or otherwise affect the employee’s compensation or status with the Em …

3.1 Union Access. The Union’s authorized staff representatives may have access to the Employer’s premises where employees covered by this Agreement are working, excluding direct patient care areas, for the purpose of investigating grievances and contract compliance at reasonable times, after notifying the Employer. Access for other purposes shall not be unreasonably denied by the Employer. The Union’s representatives shall advise the Employer as to which department or area the staff representative wishes to visit, and will confine such visits to the department or areas agreed upon. Such visits shall not interfere with or disturb employees in the performance of their work during working hours and shall not interfere with patient care. 3.1.1 New Employee Orientation. During the Employer’s new hire orientation program, KFHPWA will make a conference room available for up to one-half (½) hour …

Staff and management on the work unit are responsible for developing a mutually agreeable notification process other than work email. The employer must notify the union and the union must consent to the alternative notification process. 6.2.1 Corrective Actions that are older than the following time periods shall not be considered when evaluating and selecting applicants for lateral transfers and/or promotions. • Level 3 & 4 – twelve (12) months Level 1 and 2 documents shall not be included when evaluating and selecting applicants for lateral transfers and/or promotions. 6.3 Discipline/Discharge for Just Cause. Discipline/Discharge shall be for just cause. Employees who have been discharged by the Employer shall be given a written statement of the cause of discharge within three (3) working days thereafter. Upon request by the employee, a copy of the notice will be sent to the Union. Eve …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 d. The employee is within twenty-four (24) PTO hours of having enough PTO to cover the scheduled time off. e. Time off for hourly employees that is not covered by PTO will be unpaid- Leave no Pay Approved (LNA). This time off is a maximum of twenty-four (24) hours (prorated for FTE) that may only be used in one (1) instance per year and the hours may not be split up amongst multiple occasions. The employee may not choose to use unpaid time instead of available PTO. The LNA time under this circumstance will not count as an occurrence for attendance tracking purposes and is subject to manager approval. f. Unforeseen situations such as emergencies, catastrophic conditions and the like may necessitate scheduled PTO to be cancelled. 10.6.1 Vacation Scheduling for NHS ARNPs. The vacation year shall be based upon an employee’s anniversary date. Employees may schedule and …