Meal Periods & Rest Breaks — University of California RNs (UCSF, UC Davis & all UC)

each during a twelve (12) hour shift. Nurses assigned to 6-hour shifts shall be entitled to one (1) rest period of fifteen (15) minutes per shift. 2. Missed Rest Breaks – The provisions of this section pertain to Nurses in the Clinical Nurse series, only. a. The University will make every effort to ensure that Nurses have the opportunity to take rest period(s) in accordance with Section F.1, above. As soon as practicable after a Nurse determines that they are unable to take a rest break due to urgent patient care needs, the Nurse shall notify their supervisor (or designee), in which case the University will make every effort to ensure that the Nurse is offered the opportunity to take an alternate rest period (or periods, as applicable) during their shift. b. Following such notification, when the University cannot offer the rest break(s) for the Nurse, the University shall pay the Nurse f …

1. Not more than one (1) meal period of at least one-half (1/2) hour is provided for shifts worked of six (6) continuous hours or more. Meal periods are neither time worked nor time on pay status unless the University requires a Nurse to remain on the job at a work station. Whenever the University permits a Nurse to perform work during a meal period, the meal period shall be considered time worked. 2. The University will make every effort to ensure that the Nurse has the opportunity to take a meal break in accordance with subsection (1), above. As soon as practicable after a Nurse determines that they are unable to take a meal break due to urgent patient care needs, the Nurse shall notify their supervisor (or designee), in which case the University will make every effort to ensure that the Nurse is offered the opportunity to take an alternate meal period during their shift. F.

Each unit shall have a mechanism for meal and break relief on each shift which shall be implemented consistent with professional nursing judgment and patient care needs that to ensure that required staffing is maintained during meal and rest periods. E.

1. The University shall not discourage a Nurse from reporting that a meal or rest break has been missed, whether such reporting is verbal or in writing. 2. Missed break forms shall be reasonably and conveniently available to all Nurses on all shifts. H.

1. A work schedule is the normal hours of work for a Nurse within a work period. Nurses will be scheduled in accordance with the needs of the University, subject to the provisions of this Article. 2. Full and part-time work schedules which may be established by the University include, but are not limited to: a. eight (8) hours per day, excluding meal periods, on five (5) separate days within a workweek; b. eight (8) hours per day, excluding meal periods, on ten (10) separate days within two (2) consecutive workweeks; c. ten (10) hours per day, excluding meal periods, on four (4) separate days within a workweek; d. ten (10) hours per day, excluding meal periods, on eight (8) separate days within two (2) consecutive workweeks; e. twelve (12) hours per day, excluding meal periods, on ten (10) separate days within three (3) consecutive workweeks; or f. twelve (12) hours per day, excluding me …

1. Time allotted for rest periods is limited to two (2) periods of fifteen (15) minutes each during an eight (8) hour or ten (10) hour shift, or three (3) periods of fifteen (15) minutes Docusign Envelope ID: F99CCBA1-32AA-4BEB-B549-08B74A2110BB Docusign Envelope ID: C4078131-7E64-4016-9601-5580E984F282

STAFFING A. The University shall have a staffing system based on assessment of patient needs in conformance with applicable state regulations. The University includes meals and breaks when assessing and determining staffing needs. Concerns regarding staffing ratio and acuity issues shall be addressed by the Professional Practice Committee (PPC) and, for chronic staffing problems, the review process provided in §E., below. Such matters are not subject to the grievance and arbitration procedures of this Agreement. B. The University will not assign Nurses (including Travelers and Registry Nurses) without appropriate competencies to staff nursing areas, except in emergency situations. 1. In the event a Nurse feels that they lack competency, including age-specific clinical competency for an assignment, the Nurse shall so inform the immediate supervisor. The supervisor and the Nurse shall make …

PROVISIONS 1. Designated Association representatives who are not University employees, or who are not employed at the facility visited, may visit the facility at reasonable times and upon notice to discuss with the University or bargaining unit members matters pertaining to this Agreement. In the case of visits for the purpose of conducting unscheduled meetings with bargaining unit members, the Association representative shall give notice upon arrival in accordance with local campus/Laboratory procedures. 2. The Association will furnish the University with a written list of all designated Association representatives, including those who are University Nurse Representatives. The Association shall update the list as changes to the original occur. The University need not provide any release time to any Nurse whom CNA has failed to formally designate as a Nurse representative, alternate repr …