Originally Posted by
windowseat
I understand the need to curb the described practice. However, if the company has agreed to a distance of 125 miles as "close enough" to their new base for relocation reimbursement purposes, why is the same 125 miles or 110 miles too far away for sitting reserve and "reporting promptly" purposes?
I see no reason the two issues are related. One is based on time and one is based on straight line distance. They are completely different sections of the contract. They don’t relate. There are lots of places where you can live within 125 straight line miles but the normal drive time could be 5 hours. This issue has been through the discipline process many times. There is nothing to sea lawyer here.
We have a very liberal short call policy that is enforced with a reasonable man outlook. Let’s not screw it up.