Leaves of Absence — 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 13.6.2 Order of Recall. As vacancies occur, employees will be recalled to available work in the order of the seniority providing skill; competence and ability are considered substantially equal in the judgment of the Employer. Subject to the above qualifications, an employee on layoff shall be offered reinstatement to vacant positions prior to any employees being newly hired and after any appropriate internal transfers as further set forth in this section. Employees regularly assigned to a specific unit, department or facility will be given preferential consideration for transfer to other shifts or positions in that unit, department or facility over all other employees except more senior employees returning from layoff status to their previous unit and shift or position and department/facility. If any offer of recall is accepted, the employee shall be deemed recall …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 There are five (5) exceptions for which EIB hours may be used for the first day of absence due to illness: 1. Occupational Injury - In the event an employee incurs an occupational injury for which the employee is eligible for workers compensation insurance, then the employee will have access to their EIB accrual at the first day of absence due to the occupational injury if requested by the employee. Otherwise, employees may use PTO or have the time be unpaid. 2. Relapse - In the event an employee suffers a relapse of the same illness within five (5) calendar days of returning to work, the additional hours of illness shall be treated as part of the original illness for purposes of eligibility to access the EIB. 3. Ten-Day Absence - In the event an employee has an extended illness lasting ten (10) or more calendar days, the first sixteen (16) scheduled hours of work …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 12.9 Child Bonding. The Employer shall provide child bonding leave for regular employees assigned 0.75 FTE or more with at least one (1) year of service. Child bonding leave is two (2) weeks of leave at the regular rate of pay, pro-rated for FTE, provided to parents of a newborn baby or a child newly placed for adoption. Child bonding leave must be completed within six (6) weeks of the child’s birth or placement for adoption and runs concurrently with other forms of leave an employee might be eligible for (such as FMLA, LTD). 12.10 Adoption Assistance. The Employer shall provide the standard adoption reimbursement benefit (currently up to two thousand dollars ($2000)) to help offset the costs of adopting a child for regular employees assigned 0.75 FTE or greater with at least one (1) year of continuous KFHPWA employment. 12.11 Eligibility Requirements. Participatio …