Originally Posted by
capncrunch
Best I can tell, the pilots are being stand up guys and not calling in sick on the holidays. Seems to me that things are perfectly fine.
Instead of trying to squeeze blood from a stone, they should be thanking us.
The sick leave usage spikes according to the company comes immediately after the actual holidays in question, which MAY suggest that some who have worked on the holiday want to get a little time off after.
I have no idea if this is true or not, but it does seem that the company would save itself a lot of grief by just paying premium pay for holidays worked like everyone else. Premium pay cost vs. sick leave usage cost + man hours exerted by crew resources, CPOs et al to address the "issue" would almost be a wash. Problem solved.