Per Diem Question
Per diem question.
Too many planes down for MX, the company is asking some pilots to stay home on call on their rotation days between 11 am to 9 pm every day, which means we are on duty and ready to go when called. We don't really have a base we all live in different states and the company buys us flight tickets to pick up the aircraft.
Not too long ago they decided that each pilot who stays home on duty like I've mentioned above, is not eligible for a per diem payment. No further explanation was provided
Legal or not legal?
I used to fly 121 in the past, being reserve (short call, 2 hours) was eligible for per diem although I think it was taxable per diem versus the non-taxable per diem on a regular 4-day for example.