Originally Posted by
StarClipper
It is not standard nor is it better than the rest of the industry. The company can and will at their discretion have you evaluated by a physician of their choice.
You get more point for being sick on a holiday 😏 which are normally during flu season. You fly around the world, different hotel beds, countries where you are exposed to more crap than the average 9 to 5 worker, but you get points for being sick.
I addressed most of what you just said. I agree with you often but maybe read what I actually wrote.
Our exposure and risk is elevated but almost every airline has some trigger that requires the pilot to provide documentation for a sick call. It seems a though the trigger at Purple is pretty close to the other 3 airlines that I worked for.
Delta used to have a no sick note policy for the first 100 hours of sick that they used, but they gave that up in their last contract. Now they’ve got a look back like most other carriers.
-UA