ETO & Leaves
How many days of educational leave do you get on your anniversary?
5 days on your seniority date.
After 1 year of service, regular status members (PT and FT, 20h/wk and above) are eligible for prorated education leave to help with professional development. You receive 5 paid days (40h) per year for FT that “recharge” on your seniority date. Education leave must be requested in advance and granted by management, you may be required to provide proof of completion. Education leave can roll over for one year beyond accrual, up to 10 days in the bank for FT and 6 for PT.
The costs for any of the courses, programs, training, etc that we may take via education leave can be covered by KP tuition assistance up to $3000 per year, up to $750 of which can go to travel or lodging expenses.
According to the contract, which of the following bids follow seniority? (choose all that apply)
A. Additional work hours
B. Office space
C. Transfers
D. Assignments
A. Additional work hours, B. Office Space, and C. Transfers.
D. Assignments is not handled by seniority according to the contract. In some service areas it is offered by seniority and if there is an established past practice, we should hold them to it.
When does the 20 and 25 year step increase go into effect?
A. Upon contract ratification
B. 60 days
C. 120 days
D. 180 days
D. 180 days
When are you entitled to union representation?
A. End of Probation
B. Performance Evaluations
C. Investigatory Meetings
D. Disciplinary Meetings
C. Investigatory Meetings
Occasionally Union reps are invited to the others, but the legal right and contractual right is to have union representation in meetings that could lead to discipline, i.e. Investigatory meetings.
Name two reasons an employee could take protected leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
The FMLA protects leave for:
If you have a four hour course / training, how many hours of educational leave can you take?
4 or more
Education leave can be taken in full day or hourly increments.
It can also be used for home study for licensing exams; a course is not required.
Jackie is a per diem employee who has been with Kaiser 18 years, working 40 hours/week.
Yvonne is a 24 hour/week employee has been with Kaiser 12 years.
Taylor is a full time employee, and has worked 13 years at Kaiser in a different unit, transferred 7 years ago
Which employee has seniority?
Yvonne.
Per diem employees can only exercise seniority over other per diem employees. Thus a per diem with 18 years in the unit cannot exercise seniority over a non-per diem employee.
Part time and full time status, or number of hours / week, does not impact seniority.
Transferring from another unit resets your seniority date. Your seniority date becomes your date of transfer into the unit.
What is the max number of months that a probationary period could be, including extensions?
A. 4 months
B. 6 months
C. 8 months
D. 10 months
E. 12 months
C. 8 months
How long does a corrective action stay on your file, provided you do not get another corrective action for the same issue?
A. 5 years
B. 2 years
C. 1 year
D. 6 months
C. 1 year
After one year, it should be removed from your file.
What is the term(s) that refers to how many hours an employee typically works, e.g. 0.5 FTE (Full Time Equivalent), 0.8 FTE, etc?
A. Status
B. Classification
C. Category
D. Position
A. Status
"Position" is used in the contract but is one of those words that only means something in the context of a specific article of a specific contract section.
Classification corresponds to your job title in the job description, and your pay rate
Category is used quite a lot in our contract, but specifically for different sets of employees who are eligible for different benefits - like for retirement benefits, categories of employees based on when they were hired
If Anusha, a M-F full time employee, works on Friday, goes home sick, and is sick Saturday through the whole next week M-F, when can she start using Extended Sick Leave?
Thursday
Important: ETO is both vacation and your sick time combined. This is why your ETO is so high. This is good for folks who don’t use their sick time much, but can backfire if you plan to use your ETO entirely for vacation.
Extended Sick Leave kicks in on the first day of hospitalization or after 3 consecutive calendar days of disability.
In this example:
Friday is a partial day. Doesn’t count as a calendar day of sickness, even if you go home sick.
Saturday + Sunday don’t count Friday was a partial day.
Monday through Wednesday comes from your ETO bank (3 consecutive calendar days)
ESL kicks in on Thursday.
When NUHW KPC members apply for a job transfer the bidding for that job is done by bargaining unit seniority. There are some limitations. Which of the following for sure limits your ability to get the job?
A. You don’t meet the minimum job requirements
B. Your most recent performance evaluation indicates you need improvement
D. You have a Level 3 Corrective Action on file
E. You recently transferred 6 months ago
F. You are a per diem and a full time employee wants the job
G. You are on probation
A. You don't meet the minimum requirements
E. You recently transferred 6 months ago
D. You have a Level 3 Corrective Action on file
F. You are a per diem and a full time employee wants the job.
What is bilingual pay applied to?
A. Hours worked
B. Hours paid
C. Hours worked where another language was used
A. Hours worked
The difference between hours worked and hours paid is that hours paid can also include paid time off, such as sick time or vacation. You would not get a bilingual differential for your hours on vacation - or your ETO payout.
What kind of grievances can still be heard six months after a violation of the contract or employee's rights?
A. Wages
B. Termination
C. Class action
D. Corrective action
A. Wages.
For grievances related to wages and benefits, there is no time limit for how much time can elapse before filing a grievance.
What can you use paid sick leave for? (choose all that apply)
A. Care for a family member
B. Obtaining relief after being victim of a crime
C. Attending school activities
D. Partial day preventative care appointments
A. Care for a family member and B. Obtaining relief after being victim of a crime
B is a new provision starting in 2025 of the California state law, Healthy Workplaces Healthy Families Act.
California also has special protections allowing parents to take school activities leave.
Paid leave, under the KPC contract, is not applicable for partial day absences (less than 1 day)