Originally Posted by
flyallnite
One really has to admire the GALL of the NC to proclaim in their Notepad that they've eliminated the company's Sick Leave Monitoring Program, when in fact, it's been replaced with a far more onerous one. Take a close look at Section 14 F.
You are now REQUIRED to provide a DOCTORS NOTE for any sick leave usage over 100 hours per year, or an occurance of 15 days, or ANY "INDIVIDUAL CIRCUMSTANCES" that give the company "GOOD FAITH" reason to REQUIRE YOU to provide a note from a doctor, and also provide them with authorization to LOOK AT YOUR PRIVATE MEDICAL RECORDS.
Basically, under this modification, the company has CARTE BLANCHE to persecute ANYONE who uses ANY sick leave.
And our union flat out, bald faced LIED TO US about it.
Is anybody comfortable with this???
Well I believe under our current contract the company may require a verification of sickness for an occurrence of 7 days. Also, the company IS currently allowed to ask for release of our medical records. But under the new TA, they may ask for the records ONLY if you're REQUIRED to verify your sickness. I really believe the ONLY thing that has changed is the 100 hour trigger, and it appears to me ALPA actually negotiated more protection for us. I'll keep looking.