For members of unions in the Alliance of Health Care Unions, there are changes coming in 2020 to medical and dental coverage.
The Coalition National Agreement allows covered employees to convert their banked sick leave to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) when they retire from KP, to help pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision, and hearing care expenses on a tax-free basis. Learn how.
If your union is party to the 2015 Coalition National Agreement, you may be eligible to convert your unused banked sick leave to a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) when you retire from Kaiser Permanente. You can use the Sick Leave HRA to help pay for eligible out-of-pocket medical, dental, vision and hearing care expenses on a tax-free basis.
The Sick Leave HRA gives you a strong incentive to bank your unused sick time and helps ensure that you will have sick time when you need it. This benefit is separate from and in addition to the Retiree Medical HRA established as part of the retiree medical benefits package in the 2015 Coalition National Agreement.
See the Retirement Programs section of your Summary Plan Description on MyHR for details:
If that benefit is not included in your Summary Plan Description, you are not covered by the benefit.
What can your team do to reward and recognize one another?
What can your team do to reward and recognize one another?
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The 2015 National Agreement between Kaiser Permanente and the Coalition of of Kaiser Permanente Unions is the most comprehensive, forward-looking contract in the history of the Labor Management Partnership. See a summary of key points (PDF or PPT).
Being the best place to work in health care enables Kaiser Permanente to attract, retain and reward the best people in health care. That means setting the standard for employee engagement; career development and security; workplace health, wellness and safety—and wages and benefits. It’s why more than 90 percent of employees say they are proud to work at Kaiser Permanente and have confidence in KP’s business success.
Format: Printed posters and pocket-sized cards on glossy card stock
Size: Three 8.5” x 11” posters and three 4" x 6" cards
Intended audience: Frontline staff, managers and physicians
Best used: On bulletin boards in break rooms and other staff areas, and at UBT meetings for team discussion and brainstorming
Description: This packet contain useful materials for UBTs, such as: