Originally Posted by
KnockKnock
Sick Leave Make Up. Allows you to fly a trip and credit the time to your sick bank instead of getting the pay for it. It’s helpful if you’re short on sick time and maybe won’t get paid for the trip you just called out for. You can grab a trip of ANY length at ANY time during the month and put that time into your bank, ensuring your going to get paid for your original months credit. Maybe you have a surgery coming up and want to pad the sick bank for all the time you’re going to be away from work? There are many uses for it. It’s a great tool and I can’t see how it’s harmful to the pilot group or the fight for a better contract.
I don't get it, can you expand on this? Say you have a 80 hr line and you call out sick for a 2-day worth 10 hrs. You still get 70 hr regular pay and 10 hr sick bank pay.
Now assuming you have no sick time, SMLU allows you to pick up a 2-day trip to pay into your sick bank? What's the difference between that and just picking up a 10 hr 2-day at just normal rate/normal schedule? You get 70 hrs regular + 0 sick + 10 hr pickup. I guess I'm not seeing the advantage. You're still picking up and flying a trip. Does it matter if it's going into sick bank or regular pay, either way, you're getting paid.
I just think it sounds weird that you can do a trip with the purpose of padding your sick bank. Don't we already get rapid sick re-accrual if you did call in sick? The bank should fill back up quickly right?