Originally Posted by
bugman61
This advice is not in line with the pwa unless you are based where you have access to a state sick program that gives kin care benefits. Sick leave is for a personal medical condition, physical or mental. Are there circumstances where your kid can cause that? Sure, accident, major medical diagnosis, etc. If your kid has a cold, that is not mentally medically disqualifying for the parents.
what if that Cold kept you up at night and/or you are worried about said child? Sounds like part of IMSAFE… i wouldn’t classify a certain medical condition over another as to the severity of it as it can vary per person. A head cold to one parent or child can be different for another family. Point is, if you aren’t safe to fly don’t come to work, call out sick. That’s what it is there for. The last thing you need is to be sitting across from people at the big table explaining why XYZ occurred, and I guarantee you the company won’t have your back and will defend their own with “well we provide them with 169 hours of sick if they weren’t able to fly that is an option to use”.
Mongo