Originally Posted by
GunshipGuy
You're correct in that section 14 F.3 has parameters before verification is required, but that's not the whole story. You should realize 14 F.4 (below) is separate from F.3 and does not require a pilot to reach those numbers before the CP makes his inquiry.
4 4. When individual circumstances exist that give the Company a good faith basis to inquire
5 regarding the medical reason for a pilot’s use of sick leave, such pilot may be required to
6 state the nature of his illness in general terms to his Chief Pilot. Following such
7 discussion, the Chief Pilot may:
8 a. consider the current sick leave occurrence to be verified, or
9 b. require verification of sickness from the pilot under Section 14 F. 2.
10 Note: Such individual circumstances may not be derived solely from the amount of sick
11 leave used by the pilot or the frequency of his sick occurrences.
I don't see any parameters there, and to me it seems the CP is well within his right to call and inquire as to why a pilot called in sick. And then if the CP wanted the pilot to back it up with a doctors visit he could.
My background and experience was you flew unless you were sick. If you were sick then you went to see a doctor and he documented the event. I'm not bemoaning the language, but I do read it as giving the CP a lot of latitude to verify sick usage. The language in the old PWA pretty much gave them the same right.
I'm familiar with the entire policy, & I understand your point. So if the old agreement gave the CP the same rights, wouldn't you consider 100 hours of unverified time per year a gain?
My point has been that the new sick policy is better then the old one.