"Seriously, do other airlines have programs that "reward" their pilots for not calling in sick?"
Originally Posted by
exp96
A college buddy worked the ramp at Airtran a few years ago and they had a program where they received a bonus for attendance. If I remember correctly, they had $1 put into a bank for every shift that he was on time for and if there were no sick calls in a year, they would double or triple it at payout. He said it was company wide, but I am not sure if it applied to pilots.
Either UPS or FedEx has (or had) a incentive that is paid out in December and it is somehow related to the sick bank.
While at AirTran (pilot) I used to receive "day dollars" for perfect attendance and/or not calling in sick. It was either $25 or $30 a month, can't remember, but it could be used toward buying uniform parts at the company store or you could get the money deposited to your checking account.
At UPS once your sick bank is build up (takes about a year and a half for a new hire) and if you have remaining sick days for that year (over the max allowable limit) you'll get reimbursed for those 'unused' sick days.
They used to pay it out in December but now it's being paid out in January. A very nice post Christmas “bonus” payout.
