Originally Posted by
buzzpat
From the really stupid questions that a Delta guy should know with almost 13 years seniority department.....
What is the difference between DOH and Benefits Start Date? I assumed I'd get a fourth week of vacation this year since I have 12 plus years of seniority. I spoke with the vacation people and my 12 years didn't start until my "Benefit Start Date" which was a year plus later. Help?
I would go by the PWA which says:
1. Each vacation year, a pilot who has been employed by the Company for:
a. more than one year will be entitled to earned vacation and vacation bank hours as follows:
Years of Continuous
Employment Completed
before April 1st of Vacation
Year
1 – 5_____2 weeks
6 – 11____3 weeks
12 – 18___4 weeks
"Employed" is not in the definitions and to me it means when you started indoc.