Originally Posted by
ImSoSuss
Edit: Misread your post however keeping below posted as a possible compromise with the company about the two hour after midnight pay provisions.
I understand the company's concern. They are worried about people slow rolling it if the arrival is scheduled before midnight but slow taxi, pull over to get new numbers, fly mach .74, etc to try to get an after midnight arrival. I think a good compromise is to have scheduled after midnight, unscheduled after 12:30am. No mater what we already get the extra duty period if arriving late enough to push debrief to 2am so only the 2 hour pay provision would be adjusted.
Or anything "actual" could be determined off of the flight plan/newly posted arrival time. If you push at 9 PM and the flight plan says 3:15 from start of taxi out until end of taxi in, then you get the add pay. That way the outcomes desired by the company and the pilots (get there as quickly and safely as possible) are aligned and pilots get compensated for the inconvenience.