Originally Posted by
More Bacon
When does the new sick leave intimidation policy go into effect? I haven't seen it in any of DALPA's implementation products.
For something DALPA touted as a "good deal" for us, they're pretty quiet about it now...nothing in TO's letter or anywhere else to spike the football over this "improvement."
I've received several publications stating when the new sick policy goes into effect. Try actually reading what they send you.
From the Negotiator's Notepad 12-12
Sick Leave
The various changes to sick leave will be phased in over the next 12 months.
Effective July 1, 2012:
-Expanded eligibility for sick leave due to dental care
-Elimination of Sick Leave Monitoring Program
-Ability for a Chief Pilot to enquire regarding the medical reason for a pilot’s use of sick leave when an individual circumstance, other than the amount of sick leave used by the pilot or the frequency of his sick occurrences, gives him a good faith basis to do so
-Reimbursement of any reasonable expense incurred by the pilot in obtaining a doctor’s certificate required by the Company
-Restriction of the Company’s ability of a pilot to release his medical records to a Company-designated doctor to times when such an individual circumstance exists
-Requirement to allow a pilot who has exhausted his sick leave no less than seven days to confirm that he will be unavailable for the remaining portion of his line before removing from that line
Effective January 1, 2013:
-Elimination of 75% pay for sick leave and the associated rolling three-year bank
-Requirement to verify individual sick leave occurrence that is 15 days or longer
-Ability for a pilot who returns from disability and who has exhausted his sick leave hours for the current sick leave year to elect to transfer up to 50 hours from the subsequent sick leave year accrual
Effective June 1, 2013:
-Sick leave accrual increase to 270 hours for a pilot with at least 20 years of service
-Notification requirement when sick or well
-Increase in pay for known sick or accident leave to the greater of a pro rata portion of the ALV or reserve guarantee or the pilot’s shadow award in PBS
-Shadow bidding for known sick/accident leave
-Early return from known sick/accident leave
-Calling in well mid-rotation and sick leave bank replenishment
-Pilot option to verify sick at any time
-Requirement to verify sick after 100 hours
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