Originally Posted by
oldmako
Another reason to come to work sick? No thanks.
Just what we don't need is another reason for guys to hack, spew and sniffle from one end of the country to the other. Some guys are just too chicken, or duty bound to pick the phone and call in sick. Give them a financial incentive to fly sick and it will only get worse.
Do you want to increase funding your RHA? Dump your profit sharing check into your 401, increase your withholding and hit the combined max sooner in the year.
I'd love to see increased funding for the RHA, especially with all the uncertainty about health care in this country. I just don't think that swapping sick time for it is a good idea.
So, the choices left for those who are fortunate enough to be healthy are; leave that money behind to the company or,
Lie , and call sick when you are not....
There is nothing to show that people came to work sick when we could keep half our bank.
I think there are far less pilots here who don't care about their co-worker health than you imply.
I have had flight attendants show up sick. I called scheduling and had them replaced. Would do the same for a pilot...but never had to.
Self help is available IF, another pilot shows up sick.
Do the math and tell me what the average pilot could add to his VEBA doing as you describe..... peanuts for most and it depends on company profits and STILL leaves the sick bank on the table.