Overtime Rules — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

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 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. 10.7 Transfer of Unused PTO. During the Open Enrollment Period, employees may elect to transfer up to forty-eight (48) hours into their Ext …

7.1 Work Day. The normal workday shall consist of eight (8) hours work to be completed within eight and one-half (8½) or nine (9) consecutive hours. KFHPWA has a commitment to the eight (8) hour shift as the normal workday. KFHPWA will not involuntarily reduce an employee’s workday to a shift of less than eight (8) hours duration for the primary purpose of achieving cost savings. Any recurring employee schedule that includes one or more shifts shorter than eight (8) hours of work is an alternative work schedule, such that the conditions of Article 7.3 shall apply. 7.2 Work Week. The normal work week shall consist of forty (40) hours of work within a seven (7) day period (beginning Sunday and ending Saturday) or eighty (80) hours of work within a fourteen (14) day period in Urgent Care and other 24/7 settings as allowed under applicable overtime law. 7.3 Alternative Work Schedules. An alt …

7.4.1 Additional Shifts for Exempt Employees. Nurse Practitioners who work additional shifts beyond their regular schedule/FTE shall be compensated on a lump sum basis: up to five (5) hours worked (5 hours x regular rate), over five (5) and up to eight (8) hours worked (10 8 hours x regular rate), over eight (8) and up to ten (10) hours worked (12 10 x regular rate), and anything over ten (10) hours worked (14 12 times the regular rate). 7.5 Rest Between Shifts. In scheduling work assignments, the Employer will make a good faith effort to provide each employee with at least twelve (12) hours off duty between shifts. In the event an employee is required to work with less than twelve (12) hours off duty between shifts, all time worked within this twelve (12) hour period shall be paid at one and one-half (1½) times the regular rate of pay. 7.6 Weekends Off. All regular employees regularly s …

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 …

I. All Registered Nurses assigned to work within a 7/70 staffing pattern have agreed to so work on a voluntary basis recognizing that it is a new and innovative staffing pattern within KFHPWA. a. Full-time Employee: A Registered Nurse who has completed the initial hiring probationary period and is regularly scheduled to work seventy (70) hours within two (2) consecutive seven- (7) day workweeks consisting of four (4) ten-hour days in one (1) workweek followed by three (3) ten- (10) hour days in the next work week. Such employee shall receive full benefits to include: medical, surgical, and hospital insurance, including Employer- paid dependent coverage, subject to co-payments and premiums as set forth in this Agreement; Employer-paid portion of life insurance when eligible; employee-paid accident insurance; dental insurance, Employer- paid to the extent designated in the KFHPWA/1199NW Em …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 shift of twelve (12) hours or more duration. Rest periods may be taken on an intermittent basis. Employees who are not released for rest periods after requesting release from the supervisor or designee shall be paid for the missed rest period at the employee’s regular rate of pay. The employee shall have the obligation of requesting relief on a timely basis. VI. Registered Nurses working an innovative twelve (12) hour shift shall be paid overtime compensation at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for the first hour after the end of the shift or any hours worked beyond forty (40) hours in a seven (7) day period. If a nurse works more than one (1) hour beyond the end of a scheduled shift all overtime hours for that shift will be paid at double-time (2x). The workweek of each employee will be individually determined for the purposes of calculat …

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 Employees in the following categories shall be subject to a six (6) month probationary period: (1) employees hired to work on a part-time basis at less than a 0.5 FTE; (2) nurse practitioners; and (3) employees hired as resident nurses. After completing the applicable probationary period, the employee shall be considered regular unless specifically advised by the Employer of an extended probationary period. In no event shall the probationary period exceed six (6) months. Prior to extending the probationary period, the employee shall receive a written evaluation. During the probationary period, an employee may be terminated without notice and without recourse to the grievance procedure. Probationary employees shall not be required to give two (2) weeks’ notice of intention to terminate. 5.2 Regular Full-Time Employee. For benefit purposes, a regular full-time employ …