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Holidays & Holiday Pay — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs
What the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW agreement (Nov 2023 – Sep 2027) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.
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 …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 8.8 Work in Advance of Shift. When an employee, at the request of the Employer, reports for work in advance of the assigned shift and continues working through the entire scheduled shift, all hours worked prior to the scheduled shift shall be paid at one and one- half (1½) times the straight time rate of pay. Work performed during the scheduled shift shall be paid at the regular rate of pay. 8.9 Work on Day Off. Full-time employees called in on their day off shall be paid at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate of pay for the hours worked. 8.10 Work in Higher Position. Temporary assignment to a higher paid position for eight (8) or more consecutive hours shall be compensated at the higher rate of pay. 8.11 Report Pay. Employees who report for work as scheduled (unless otherwise notified in advance) and are released from duty by the Employer beca …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 7.4 Overtime Non-Exempt Employees. Overtime shall be compensated for at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate of pay for all time worked beyond the normal or scheduled work shift (8, 9, 10); provided however, all additional overtime after twelve (12) consecutive hours shall be paid at double (2X) the employee’s regular rate of pay (except as noted in the 12/40 alternative staffing pattern or the Twelve hour innovative weekend schedule addendums). The regular rate of pay shall include shift differential and any special service premium. Paid Time Off, and all other categories of paid absences will be excluded as time worked from the determination of the obligation to pay overtime and the calculation of the overtime. The calculation of double-time will be on the same basis as overtime at time and a half, i.e., the obligation to pay double time shall …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 8.14.2 Weekend Premium Pay – Exempt ARNPs. Effective upon ratification, exempt ARNP employees who work weekend hours shall receive two dollars ($2.00) per hour for each hour worked on the weekend in addition to the employee’s regular rate of pay. The weekend shall be defined as hours between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 11:00 p.m. Sunday. Weekend premium pay shall not be included in the employee’s regular rate of pay for overtime calculations, unless required by the Fair Labor Standards Act. This premium will be paid in quarterly installments. Effective the first day of the pay period following October 1,2021, exempt ARNP employees who work weekend hours shall receive two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per hour for each hour worked on the weekend in addition to the employee’s regular rate of pay. The weekend shall be defined as hours between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 11:00 p …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 9.6 Night Shift Holiday Pay. Holiday pay for third (night) shift employees shall be paid for the shift where the majority of the hours worked are on the designated calendar date for the holiday. 9.7 Holiday Dates. Calendar dates to be observed as holidays shall be specified by the Employer at least one (1) month in advance by notices posted in conspicuous locations in a facility. Holidays shall be observed on the legally designated day. 9.8 Holiday Hours- Christmas and New Year’s. Christmas holiday begins at 3pm Dec 24 and ends at 11:59 pm Dec 25, and New Year’s holiday begins at 3pm on Dec 31 and ends at 11:59 pm Jan 1, however a majority of hours must be worked during this time period to trigger holiday premium pay (1.5x) or constitute working a holiday for purposes of holiday “straight” time pay calculations. 9.9 Holiday Rotation. Holidays will be scheduled off …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 g. Overtime- In lieu of receiving overtime under Article 7.4, After Hours Coverage employees will be compensated at the rate of one and one-half (1½) times their regular rate of pay for: i. All hours of actual work in excess of ten (10) within the On-Call shift of 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. ii. All hours of patient care activities before or after the sixteen (16) hour On Call shift iii. All time worked beyond the normal work week as defined in Article 7.2. h. Weekend Premium (WEP) – For After Hours Coverage staff, the weekend is defined as 12:00 a.m. Saturday through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. WEP will be paid as follows: i. The shift starting Friday at 4:30 p.m. has 8.5 hrs x .625 = 5.25 hours of WEP pay (12:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.). ii. The shift starting Saturday at 4:30 p.m. has 10 hours of WEP pay (4:30 p.m. to 8:30 a.m.). iii. The shift starting Sunday at 4:30 p.m. has 7 …
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 8.16.1 Nurse Practitioners Nursing Home Services Certification Pay. Non-Exempt Nurse Practitioners shall be compensated for a maximum of one (1) approved certification at one dollar ($1.00) per hour for each hour worked. Exempt Nurse Practitioners shall be compensated for a maximum of one (1) certification at five hundred dollars ($500.00) per quarter, prorated for FTE. 8.17 Float Pool Premium. Employees who are regularly assigned to a designated float pool and who float on a daily basis between medical centers (Primary Care) or between specialties (Specialty) will receive three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) per hour premium. 8.17.1 Nursing Home Services (NHS) ARNP Float Pool Premium. Employees who are regularly assigned (50% or more) to the float pool and float on a daily basis to cover other staff’s caseload will receive a one-thousand-dollar ($1,000) premium p …
8.19 Targeted Location Premium. Effective the first full pay period following November 1, 2023, regular employees who are regularly assigned to work onsite at the Capitol Hill Campus or Bellevue Medical Center will receive two dollars ($2.00) per hour premium (quarterly lump sum for exempt staff, pro-rated for FTE). Excludes staff picking up shifts, temporary staff or others intermittently working at these locations. 8.20 Acute Care Premium. Effective the first full pay period following November 1, 2023, regular Staff Nurses and Nurse Practitioners who are regularly assigned to work in Urgent Cares, Periop/Surgical Services and Capitol Hill In-patient Services (CHIPS) will receive two dollars ($2.00) per hour premium (quarterly lump sum for exempt staff, pro-rated for FTE). Excludes staff picking up shifts, temporary staff or others intermittently working at these locations. 8.21 Lump Su …
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