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Vacation Accrual & Scheduling — University 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.
1. Each calendar year, Nurses appointed at ninety percent (90%) time or more shall receive forty (40) hours to be used for paid professional development and educational leave. Such hours shall be prorated for Nurses appointed at less than 90%, based on their appointment rate. Such hours may not be accumulated from year-to-year. 2. Use of Professional/Educational Development Time – A Nurse who has completed their probationary period, who wishes to participate in a professional/educational development program, and who meets the qualifications listed below, shall request advance approval in accordance with departmental procedures. 3. Professional and Educational Development Time a. must be scheduled according to staffing requirements; however, the University shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests, and shall respond in writing within fourteen (14) days of receipt of the Nurse’ …
1. Prior to the date on which a Nurse's vacation credit will reach the maximum allowable accumulation, the University shall provide the Nurse with at least ninety (90) days notification. 2. The Nurse shall request dates for use of the vacation at least sixty (60) days prior to the maximum accumulation. Upon request, a Nurse shall be granted vacation before the Nurse's accumulated credit reaches the maximum. If a vacation cannot be authorized due to operational considerations, the Nurse shall have an additional three (3) months in which to take vacation to bring their accrual below the maximum. A request made at least thirty (30) days in advance for vacation to be taken during the three-month extension period will not be denied, provided the requested vacation is not to be taken between November 15 and the following January 15. If a portion of the three month extension occurs between Nove …
establishing vacation schedules include, but are not limited to: the Nurse's skills and skill level, previous usage of the same time period by a Nurse in the previous year, the Nurse's preference for vacation dates, staffing levels, and/or the Nurse's length of service in a manner determined by the employing unit. Using the criteria outlined in this paragraph, units will make reasonable efforts to grant a Nurse’s request for a full workweek vacation Workweek as used in this section is defined in Article 14, §A. 2. An approved vacation request shall not be unreasonably canceled. 3. The University will endeavor to respond to a Nurse's additional vacation request(s) within ten (10) calendar days of their request for use of vacation. C.
includes sick leave, extended sick leave, vacations, holidays, or military leave with pay. The one month's pay for extended military leave and lump-sum payments for terminal vacation do not represent time on pay status. b. Whenever it appears that a Nurse will be unable to achieve nine (9) months on pay status in a calendar year, the University shall attempt to assign the Nurse to perform additional work according to classification and skills in an attempt to achieve nine (9) months on pay status. Once a Nurse has reached their appointment rate, additional scheduling will occur in accordance with the needs of the University and the qualifications of the Nurses. Annually, upon the request of the Association, the University will meet with CNA regarding furlough schedules and procedures for each Student Health Center. Each side shall approach this meeting with a sincere desire to resolve ou …
1. A Nurse may request vacation. When vacation schedules are established, they shall be established in accordance with normal scheduling practices and in accordance with the needs of the University. Upon request, the approved vacation schedule shall be provided to a Nurse. Vacation requests shall not be unreasonably denied. Criteria used in Docusign Envelope ID: F99CCBA1-32AA-4BEB-B549-08B74A2110BB Docusign Envelope ID: C4078131-7E64-4016-9601-5580E984F282
Leave, the nurse shall be eligible for leave for the period of verified pregnancy-related disability up to four months of leave per pregnancy. 2) For the purposes of FML, twelve (12) workweeks is equivalent to 480 hours of scheduled work for full-time career nurses who are normally scheduled for eight (8) hours per day five (5) days per workweek (8/40) schedule. 3) For nurses who work other than an 8/40 work schedule, the number of FML days for which the nurse is eligible shall be adjusted in accordance with their normal work schedule. a) For the purposes of FML only, 480 hours shall be the equivalent of twelve (12) workweeks for full-time career nurses who are normally scheduled to work other than eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days each work week (8/40) schedule. While the use of FML need not be consecutive, in no event shall a nurse's aggregate use of FML exceed a total of twelve ( …
.057692 15 days 240 hours 10 but less than 15 .069231 18 days 288 hours 15 but less than 20 .080769 21 days 336 hours 20 or more .092308 24 days 384 hours * Hours on pay status, including paid holiday hours, but excluding all paid overtime hours. ** Full-time rate. 3. A month of service at one-half (½) time or more is a month of qualifying service. 4. A Nurse is eligible to earn vacation credit from their date of hire, prorated in accordance with the above, if appointed at fifty percent (50%) or more of full-time for a period of six (6) months or more. A Nurse who is not eligible to earn vacation because of a part-time or short term appointment becomes eligible to earn vacation after six (6) continuous months or quadri-weekly cycles on pay status at fifty percent (50%) time or more. Time on pay status in excess of a full-time work schedule does not earn vacation credit. 5. Earned vacatio …
Association shall notify the University of the Nurse's intent to return to the University's employ and the Nurse shall likewise so advise the University. Upon return, the Nurse shall be returned to the same or similar position, without loss of pay or seniority, from which the Nurse took the leave of absence, consistent with staffing reductions and/or layoffs which may have occurred during the period of the leave of absence without pay. 3. Short Term In accordance with the provisions of Article 17, Vacation; Article 14, Hours of Work, §M.3, Compensatory Time Bank; and Article 20, Leaves of Absence, §F., Personal Leave, Nurses may apply for short term leave and receive scheduled vacation, compensatory time off, or personal leave in order to participate in bona fide Association activities. The duration of the requested time away from work shall be specified at the time the Nurse requests th …
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