Grievance Procedure & Deadlines — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 Step II: Next Level of Supervision. If the matter is not resolved to the employee’s satisfaction in Step I, the employee (and the Delegate if requested by the employee) shall present the grievance to the next level of supervision within fourteen (14) calendar days of the immediate supervisor’s decision. A Step II meeting shall be held within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the request for Step II. This individual shall respond in writing to the grievance within fourteen (14) calendar days of the meeting. Step III: Labor Relations. If the matter is not resolved to the union’s satisfaction in Step II, the Delegate (and the employee if requested) shall present the grievance to Labor Relations within fourteen (14) calendar days of the Step II decision. A Step III meeting shall be held within fourteen (14) calendar days of receipt of the request for Step III. …

Grievance Defined. A grievance is defined as an alleged violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Employer and the Union endorse the general proposition that, whenever possible, grievances, complaints and other disputes shall be resolved at the lowest possible level of authority, and specifically directly among the employee, the delegate and the immediate supervisor wherever possible. Both parties will extend efforts to establish a working relationship between the delegates and immediate supervisors. If any such grievance arises, including but not limited to a grievance concerning a discharge or a substantially excessive continuous workload, it shall be submitted to the following grievance procedure. Time limits set forth in the following steps may only be extended by mutual consent of the parties hereto. The grievance process is not available for terminations of proba …

Grievance Mediation. The parties may by mutual agreement use grievance mediation of contractual disputes prior to arbitration at Step IV upon mutually agreed upon terms. The fees of the mediator shall be divided equally between the parties. Step IV: Arbitration. If the grievance is not settled on the basis of the foregoing procedures, the Employer or Union may submit the issue in writing to arbitration within fourteen (14) calendar days following the response from Labor Relations. A list of eleven (11) arbitrators shall be requested from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. The parties shall there upon alternate in striking a name from the panel until one name remains. The person whose name remains shall be the arbitrator. The arbitrator’s decision shall be final and binding on all parties. The arbitrator shall have no authority to add to, subtract from, or otherwise change or …

Experience Audit for current ARNPs and Service Unit Employees. On January 2, 2024, the employer will notify employees that an experience audit will commence to determine year for year credit for experience based on the new contract language. Included in this communication will be information regarding the audit, what is required and the mechanism in which information will need to be submitted. Audit submissions will be required to be submitted during the month of February 2024. Any information received after February of 2024 will not be considered. By September 1, 2025, staff will be notified of the outcomes of the audit and there will not be an appeal process. The Employer’s decisions are subject to the grievance procedure. Any changes to an employee’s step placement will be made the first of the pay period following October 1, 2025 and there will be no retro pay. There will be no adjus …

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 …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 and may request the assistance of an interpreter. Management will make a good faith effort to notify employees of the right to a representative and an interpreter. 6.4 Notice of Termination. Regular employees who have completed the required probationary period shall receive fourteen (14) days’ notice of termination or pay in lieu thereof (prorated for part-time employees) including any accrued Paid Time Off pay, except in cases of discharge for just cause. 6.5 Notice of Resignation. Regular employees shall be required to give at least fourteen (14) days’ written notice of resignation except that at least three (3) weeks’ notice in writing shall be required of employees working alternative periods such as every other week or every other weekend. Failure to give such notice shall result in loss of accrued fringe benefits. The Employer will give consideration to situa …

9.1 Holidays. The following holidays shall be granted with regular pay including shift differential: New Year’s Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Thanksgiving Presidents’ Day Christmas Memorial Day Floating Holiday Independence Day The floating holiday will be scheduled off with the approval of supervision. New employees shall not be eligible to take the floating holiday until after six (6) months of continuous employment. Floating holidays must be taken in the same calendar year as an employee becomes eligible for the floating holiday. 9.2 Holiday During Paid Time Off. If a holiday falls during an employee’s Paid Time Off, the day will be charged as a holiday. 9.3 Holiday “Premium” Pay. Employees who work on the actual and/or observed holiday will receive 1.5x their regular rate of pay for all hours worked that day. When an actual holiday and observed holiday are two diffe …

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 …