3. Rest and Meal Periods

The employer will provide a 15-minute rest period for every 4 hours or major fraction thereof worked. In addition, an unpaid meal period of 30 minutes is provided after 5 hours of work.

4. Compensation Issues

An employee covered by this agreement will be paid:

A. All hours worked on the regular schedule within a workday will be paid at the employee's regular hourly rate of pay.

B. All hours worked over the regular scheduled workday and all hours worked over eighty (80) hours in the two (2) week work schedule will be compensated at one and one-half (1½) times the employee's regular rate of pay.

C. Hours worked beyond twelve (12) hours in any workday and for all hours worked on the seventh (7th) consecutive day of work within a workweek shall be compensated at double (2x) the employee's regular hourly rate of pay.

D. Payment of overtime rates shall not be duplicated, and to the extent that hours are compensated for at overtime rates under one provision, they shall not be counted as hours worked in determining overtime under the same or any other provision, except that where two (2) or more overtime provisions apply, the greater will prevail.

 

5. Time-Off Benefits

A. Holidays

1. Holiday Pay – Hours not worked

(a) Full-time Employee

Employees shall be entitled to seven (7) designated holidays annually. Pursuant to paragraph 810 of the agreement, unworked holiday pay for full-time employees shall be calculated at the employee's straight time hourly rate times eight (8) hours, not to exceed fifty-six (56) hours annually. The employee may choose to:

(i) Work additional hours (up to normal schedule), during that workweek (or pay period if applicable) at straight time. The hours will be added to a scheduled workday. The employer may determine which scheduled workday the hours will be added to.

(ii) Supplement their pay with hours of PTO; or

(iii) Accept only the eight (8) hours of holiday pay.

(a) Part-time Employee

Employees shall be entitled to seven (7) designated holidays annually. Pursuant to paragraph 810 of the agreement, unworked holiday pay for part-time employees shall be calculated at the employee's straight time hourly rate times eight (8) hours, reduced pro rata for the employee's scheduled hours, not to exceed fifty-six (56) hours annually. The employee may choose to:

(i) Work an additional hours, during that workweek at straight time. The hours will be added to a scheduled workday. The employer may determine which scheduled workday the hours will be added to.

(ii) Supplement their pay with hours of PTO; or

(iii) Accept only the eight (8) hours of holiday pay.

2. Holiday Pay – Hours worked Full-time Employee

Under this agreement Regular full-time pharmacists shall be paid in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (paragraph 814).

3. Holiday Pay – Regular Part-time Employee

Under this agreement Regular part-time pharmacists shall be paid in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement (paragraph 816).

B. PTO

Paid time off (PTO) shall be paid in hourly increments which equal the hours the employee would have been scheduled to work at the straight-time rate of pay.

C. Bereavement

Bereavement time off shall be paid in hourly increments which equal the hours the employee would have been scheduled to work at the straight-time rate of pay.

D. Jury Duty

Jury duty time off shall be paid in hourly increments which equal the hours the employee would have been scheduled to work at the straight-time rate of pay.

E. Other Issues

All other provisions of the agreement shall apply. Conflicts and questions will be resolved, as they arise, to the mutual satisfaction of all affected parties.

 

Kaiser Permanente reserves the right to cancel this flexible work schedule agreement upon 30 days notice. After a lapse of six (6) months and upon petition of a majority of the affected employees, a new secret ballot election shall be held. A majority vote of the affected employees shall be required to reverse the arrangement above.

Unless terminated in accordance with the policy described above, this agreement shall remain in effect.

 

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Employee's Signature & Date

 

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Supervisor's/Manager's Signature & Date

 

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Human Resources Consultant's Signature & Date

 

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Pharmacy Operations Signature & Date

 

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Guild Signature & Date

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SECRET BALLOT FOR FLEXIBLE WORK SCHEDULE

____________ No, I do not want to work the proposed flexible work schedule.