Originally Posted by
Karnak
My understanding is the company believed pilots were submitting voluntary verification at points during the year that were convenient for them, resulting in higher-than-average sick usage by those pilots.
What's the harm is waiting if/when you hit the 100 hour mark?
Perhaps the pre-100 hour occcurances that required a doctor visit, and reporting such could alleviate the need to seek a doctor just for a "note." How many times under our recently-departed voluntary verification system did I have to slink into a care provider's office and grovel for a junior high-esque attendance excuse, after the obvious symptoms had dissipated? Many, many. And the doctors or PAs thought it was B.S. every time; mainly B.S. on behalf of our employer, not me, that I'm aware of.
Completely an debate for prior to signing a TA, obviously. One of a few reasons I voted no.