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On-Call, Standby & Callback PayUniversity of California RNs (UCSF, UC Davis & all UC)

What the California Nurses Association (CNA/NNU) agreement (Jul 2022 – Jun 2025) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations. Note: A successor agreement (2025–2030) was ratified in Dec 2025; its full text is not yet published. This is the latest published complete contract.

Call Backp. 34
1. Call back pertains to a Nurse who is not in on-call status and who the University calls to return to work in their unit after completing a shift and before their next scheduled shift. 2. A Nurse called to return to work in accordance with §K.1., above, shall be paid for the time actually worked upon return or a minimum of three (3) hours, whichever is greater. Call back time whether worked or not is considered time worked for the purpose of calculating hours of overtime. 3. A Nurse called to return to work may be assigned by the University to perform available work. If the called-back Nurse refuses the out-of-unit assignment, they shall be paid only for the time actually worked. L. ON-CALL 1. The intent of on-call is to provide coverage when it is impractical to regularly staff a shift, or when it is necessary to supplement other staffing to meet unpredictable patient care needs. It i …
Call Backp. 36
shall be required to work more than sixteen (16) consecutive hours in situations of mandatory overtime. 2. Compensation of Overtime a. Hours paid at the regular rate of pay, e.g., compensatory time, jury duty leave, vacation pay except terminal vacation pay-out, sick pay, and holiday pay count toward the accumulation of UCRP credits. Hours paid in excess of a regular full- time schedule, pursuant to §B.2., above, shall not count toward the accumulation of UCRP credits. b. Except as provided in §M.2.c.2., below, actual work for the purpose of computing overtime does not include hours paid in non-work status, such as sick leave pay, vacation pay, holiday pay, compensatory time, and paid leave of absence pursuant to Article 20 - Leaves of Absence. c. Except as provided in §N., below, Nurses shall be compensated for overtime worked at one and one-half (1 ½ X) times the straight-time rate whe …
Call Backp. 35
1) When the hours worked are part of the Nurse’s regularly scheduled shift, the Nurse will be compensated at their regular rate for hours actually worked. 2) When the hours worked are in addition to the Nurse’s regularly scheduled shift, the Nurse shall be paid two (2) hours straight-time pay, or time and one-half (1½ X) pay for hours actually worked, whichever is greater. 3) If the Nurse returns to the facility from on-call status a second time during the initial two-hour guarantee period, no additional guarantee shall apply. b. At UCSF, a Nurse who is called in to the work site from on-call status shall receive two (2) hours pay at time and one-half (1 ½ X) or time and one-half (1 ½ X) pay for hours actually worked, whichever is greater. If the Nurse returns to work from on-call status a second time during the initial two hour guarantee period, no additional guarantee shall apply. 3. O …
On-Call Rate Increasep. 135
Effective January 1, 2023, On-Call rates will increase: a. UC San Diego shall increase the on-call rate to $12.00 per hour. b. UC Irvine shall increase the on-call rate to $10.50 per hour. c. UC Los Angeles shall increase the on-call rate to $18.00 per hour. d. UC Davis shall increase the on-call rate to $15.00 per hour. G.
Uc Davis Health System Transplant Coordinatorsp. 175
Definitions Organ Offer Call refers to the designated primary contact for receiving and managing organ offers. Post Patient Call refers to the designated primary contact for receiving and managing post-transplant patient calls; back-up to Organ Offer Call if 2 or more organ offers in progress 1. The parties agree to establish the following FLSA-exempt classifications at UC Davis Health System, under existing Title Codes:  Transplant Coordinator I  Transplant Coordinator II  Transplant Coordinator III 2. Either Party may request to review the UCDH Transplant Coordinator side letter by providing notice one (1) year after the Effective Date of this Side Letter. If such notice is provided, the parties will meet and discuss any proposed revision in good faith. 3. Post Patient Call: UCDH will pay transplant coordinators non-base building, non-retirement eligible lump sum stipend amounts for …
Call Backp. 37
compensatory time. Compensation for overtime, whether in compensatory time off or pay, shall be in accordance with §M.2, above. b. Compensatory time shall be paid or scheduled by the University at least twice per year. However, the University shall not pay out any Nurse’s compensatory time bank below thirty-six (36) hours. 1) Nurses shall be allowed to use compensatory time to supplement scheduled work days on which the Nurse’s pay will be less than their normal work shift. Examples of such days include days on which the Nurse has been placed on emergency layoff, or on which educational or holiday pay is less than the Nurse’s normal shift. 2) A Nurse may request scheduling of banked compensatory time. The University shall not unreasonably deny a Nurse's request for the scheduling of banked compensatory time off subject to the needs of the University. Nurses shall be permitted to schedule …
Indefinite Layoffp. 95
f. Special Per Diem Scheduling – For purposes of Indefinite Layoffs, Special Per Diem Nurses who possess appropriate competencies will be scheduled based on seniority with respect to other Per Diem Nurses. 3. Notice a. When the University identifies particular Nurses to be affected by an indefinite layoff, it shall give individual written notice of the effective date of the layoff to each affected Nurse. Advance notice will be provided as follows: 1) For indefinite layoff, the University shall give thirty (30) calendar days’ notice, if feasible. 2) If less than fifteen (15) calendar days’ notice is granted, the Nurse shall receive straight time pay in lieu of notice for each additional day the Nurse would have been on pay status had the Nurse been given fifteen (15) calendar days’ notice. Pay in lieu of notice is provided for involuntary reductions in appointment rate, only up to the Nur …
Article 35 - No Strikes; Article 36 – Severability; Article 37 – Waiver; Article 38 –p. 15
Duration; Article 39 - Release Time for Bargaining; and the related portion of Article 40 – Compensation. Per Diem Nurses and Special Per Diem Nurses may use the grievance and arbitration procedures of this Agreement only with respect to alleged violations of those Articles by which they are covered. 2. Special Per Diem Rights a. Any Per Diem Nurse who (i) has worked 1000 hours (750 hours for Student Health Center Per Diem Nurses), exclusive of overtime hours, in the preceding 12-month period and (ii) complies with minimum scheduling requirements, shall have Special Per Diem Rights. Such Per Diem Nurse shall have access to Articles 26, 27, and 28 and shall not be subject to discipline or removal from scheduling without just cause. b. In addition to Special Per Diem Rights obtained in B.2.a. above, any Per Diem Nurse who (i) has worked 2,000 hours in the bargaining unit, exclusive of over …

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