Performance Sharing Program (PSP)

 

 

Background

What is the PSP?  

Performance-sharing bonuses are over and above base wage rates and will be based on mutually agreed-to performance factors and targets. The PSP provides an annual cash bonus opportunity based upon regional or functional area performance in the areas of quality, affordability, service, workplace safety, and attendance.  

All Kaiser Permanente employees who are covered under the National Agreement participate in the PSP: This includes full-time, part-time, short-hour, casual, on-call, and per diem employees. 

—National Agreement 

FAQs

What are the bonuses for 2023? 

  • PSP bonus for UNAC/UHCP members working for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, at the minimum of $200 per goal at target, not including individual attendance bonuses. (payout in March)
  • $500 Special Bonus for UNAC/UHCP members at Kaiser Permanente who do not qualify for the state of California program—because of a commitment we secured from the employer. (payout date to be determined) 

 

Who is eligible for these bonuses? 

For the PSP bonuses:

  • All Kaiser Permanente employees covered under this Agreement shall  participate in the LMP PSP. This includes full-time, part-time, short-hour, casual, on-call, and per diem employees.
    —Alliance National Agreement 

For the state retention bonus program: (State-determined criteria for employees) 

  • Union-represented and non-represented employees worked part-time (100 to 399 hours) or full-time (400 or more hours) between July 30 – October 28, 2022     
  • On-site at a qualifying facility    
  • Remained employed as of November 28, 2022    
  • In a job role that was not an exempt (salaried) manager position 

Note: The state shall determine the amount of the retention payment to be paid by each participant to each eligible employee or eligible physician. 

For the $500 special bonus: 

  • Union-represented employees must have worked 100 hours by October 28, 2022. 
  • Union-represented: Regular, On Call/Per Diem, Temporary  
  • Onsite, Flexible, Remote  

Supervisors/Managers and non-represented employees are excluded. 

 

What happens if the employer fails to meet the financial gate? 

The PSP established a financial gate for all Kaiser Permanente regions.  In the event that the region does not meet its financial gate, the maximum PSP payout will be capped at $1,000  for eligible full-time status employees.   Two hundred dollars ($200) is payable for each of the five (5) goals achieving target or better performance.  

—2018 National Alliance Agreement 

Information about the California Retention Bonus as it relates to Kaiser Permanente employees: 

Note: Any changes to state rules or regulations take precedence over the following information

The State of California will fund participating facilities to make retention payments to their eligible employees.

Eligible Employees include:

  • Entities Covered – Single Covered Entity(CE), or Covered Service Employer (CSE)
  • Individual Contributors
  • Employees who work at least 400 hours onsite at a qualified facility during the qualifying work period will be eligible for the full-time bonus
  • Employees who work at least 100 hours, but less than 400 hours, onsite at a qualified facility during the qualifying work period will be eligible for the part-time bonus.

Note: Supervisors/Managers are not eligible for the bonus.

Bonus Payouts (Subject to CA State Available Funds)

The state shall determine the amount of the retention payment to be paid by each participant to each eligible employee or eligible physician.

  • Full-time – up to $1,500 maximum payout
    • State payment – $1,000
    • Maximum matching retention payment – $500
  • Part-time – up to $1,250 maximum payout
    • State payment – $750
    • Maximum matching retention payment – $500

Kaiser Represented Healthcare Employee Retention Bonus Payout

This is a one-time bonus for union-represented health care workers who are not eligible for the California State Healthcare Employee Retention Bonus.

Eligible employees would receive $500.

Eligible Employees

  • Individual Contributors
  • Hired on or before October 28, 2022
  • Represented (Alliance, Coalition, Non-Partner) employees who worked at least 100 hours between July 30, 2022, and October 28, 2022
  • Employees active at the time of payout

Note: Employees receiving the CA State Healthcare Employee Retention Bonus are not eligible for the bonus. Supervisors/managers are not eligible for the bonus. Payouts would occur on the closest payroll cycle to the payout of the CA State Healthcare Employee Retention Bonus.

 

This page will be routinely updated as we receive new information.