Originally Posted by
Avroman
I didn't mean to imply reserve has no way of getting premium, but there is no almost no way a reserve gets the full day of "move up" premium pay as that would require an earlier report time thus a notification of it the day prior. That prior day change for the next day ON RESERVE doesn't trigger move up like it would a line holder. Yes living in base here as a reserve is usually a pretty good gig for reasons you pointed out. The one big missing piece there is no ability to elit or drop days and change contact times. And very minimal ability to preference trips.
I just got done with a 3 day PM reserve trip. It was assigned as 3 days. Day 2 changed at the end of day one due to timing out. I was pay protected for the lost leg day one but NO move up pay day two for the now earlier deadhead to join back up with my trip. Then day two, I get reassigned after the deadhead to change where I was going for my overnight and my day three late deadhead to base became a morning leg then double deadhead to base. I got the guarantee for the lost leg day one and the guarantee for the lost TFP from the changes to day two. That didn't create "move up" for day two or day three. Yes, reserves can absolutely trigger premium pay legs at the back end of a day when more keeps getting added AFTER that duty period has already begun. IF that added flying is added for the NEXT day, it does NOT trigger premium as a reserve. Again (and I just double checked with SWAPA) premium during a reserve block can only be triggered by changes to the CURRENT DAY. The trip guarantees are what apply the same as a line holder, not the premium pay. The contract section sited is 4.M.6
The problem with your first example and why it didn't trigger move up is that the change was the leg dropping in your first day. Therefore THAT is the first point of change, and the next day doesn't trigger DRP. Same thing with day two. The legs changing you to get into your overnight before day three are the "first point of change", and therefore don't trigger on day 3.
Move up notifications the day prior ABSOLUTELY trigger DRP. Even if you haven't dutied off. The caveat is that it only triggers it if there are no changes on the day you're currently working.
I very often trigger move up pay on reserve, even am reserve, as recently as three times this month. It doesn't matter when you get released or whatever. Once you start on a pairing number, the next change is treated as DRP from the first point of change that triggers DRP and for all subsequent legs that day. Then if on day two you get a reassignment of day three (new pairing number), whatever legs that trigger DRP (move up or down or extension) get paid at premium until the end of the day that gets changed. And so on and so forth.
And that's how I'm at over 150tfp with one day not worked. But you have to know your contract, because the audit is CONSTANTLY WRONG. Literally every other one I have to email them and have them reapply premium where they messed up. Screenshot your schedule after every change, don't trust that the codes will remain in there, or a change of code will trigger a new pairing number. I get around 10tfp a month in reaudits.