Written Warnings & Your Personnel File — Kaiser Permanente — Washington RNs & ARNPs

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 …

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 6.9 In-service and Orientation. In-service education and orientation programs shall be instituted and maintained, with programs posted in advance. In-service education programs will be scheduled in an effort to accommodate varying work schedules. The procedures and content for such programs shall be appropriate subjects for discussion by the Nursing Practice Committees. Such programs shall be consistent with the standards established by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Participation in in- service education shall be one criterion used in performance evaluation. 6.10 Personnel Policies. All Employees of this bargaining unit, in addition to being governed by this Agreement, shall also be subject to the personnel policies published by the Employer having general applicability to all employees of the Employer and any subsequent personnel policies, ru …

The Employer shall promptly furnish to the trustees of the Fund, upon their written demand, such pertinent wage and other records relating to its employees as the trustees may deem necessary for the administration of the Fund. The Employer agrees that the trustees of the Fund, or their authorized representative(s), may examine the pertinent payroll books and records of the Employer whenever such examination reasonably may be deemed necessary or advisable by the trustees of the Fund in connection with the proper administration of the Fund. The failure of the Employer to pay the contributions required shall be in violation of the collective bargaining agreement as well as a violation of the Employer's obligations under the Trust Agreement of the Fund. The Employer agrees that the collection of the

SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 calendar days after the date of hire. The Employer shall make newly hired employees aware of this requirement at the time of hire. Employees who fail to comply with this requirement shall be discharged by the Employer within thirty (30) calendar days after the receipt of written notice to the Employer from the Union, unless the employee fulfills the membership obligation set forth in this Agreement. Newly hired employees shall not be required to pay the Union’s initiation fee until after ninety (90) days of employment. 2.2 Religious Objection. Any employee who is a member of and adheres to established and traditional tenets or teachings of a bona fide religion, body, or sect which has historically held conscientious objections to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to join or financially support the Union but, in the alterna …

4.1 The Union recognizes that the Employer has the obligation of serving the public with the highest quality of health care, efficiently and economically, and/or meeting medical emergencies. Except as modified elsewhere in this Agreement, the Union recognizes the right of the Employer to operate and manage KFHPWA including but not limited to the right to require standards of performance and to maintain order and efficiency; to direct employees and to determine job assignments and working schedules; to determine the materials and equipment to be used; to implement improved operational methods and procedures; to determine staffing requirements; to determine the kind and location of facilities; to determine whether the whole or any part of the operation shall continue to operate; to select and hire employees; to promote and transfer employees; to discipline, demote or discharge employees fo …

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 …

Employer agrees to make contributions to the Fund, The Employer contribution to the Fund shall be an amount equal to one half of one percent (0.5 %) of the gross payroll of the RN/ARNP bargaining unit employees. Gross payroll shall be defined as the amount included on Box 5 of the W-2 form report of the Employer, excluding per diem/temporary part-time employees. Fund Contributions, Records and Collections. The Employer shall remit the Fund contributions required under this Article on a pay period basis, based upon the payroll for the previous pay period. Payments shall be due no later than thirty (30) days following the end of the pay period on which they are based. The Employer shall submit with the payment of such contributions, or at such other regular intervals as the trustees of the Fund may require, written reports as to the wages paid to employees and the contributions due or paya …