Originally Posted by
fp88ren
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.
Actually, the graphs show sick call ins spiking just before and just after the actual holidays. Makes sense more people call in sick before the holiday... someone else gets the trip either WS/RES/GS. Those folks would be a lot less likely to call in sick on the actual holiday. Your notion of WHY they call in sick in AFTER the holiday... makes sense as well. I'd like to see the secret graphs that include verified/non-verified/age. Considering our average age and what we do for a living I don't think we do too bad. Comparing us to other companies where pilots "bank" unused sick time is an apple vs anvil comparison. People are probably flying sick a lot more often at those companies. Of course, no one tries to track that issue because the trip is covered. OFG