Originally Posted by
iahflyr
I don’t know your situation so I am not judging you or saying I wouldn’t do the exact same thing and call out sick for all those hours if I was in your position…
With that said, 80 hours in 4 months is generally considered a lot of sick time.
Let’s all take a moment to read what the PWA actually says. And for FWIW, the CPO didn’t follow the contract for my GFB either.
14. F. 4.
When individual circumstances exist that give the Company a good faith basis to inquire regarding the medical reason for a pilot’s use of sick leave, such pilot may be required to state the nature of their sickness in general terms to their Chief Pilot.
At the time of notification, the pilot will be provided all of the specific reason(s) in support of the Company’s good-faith basis inquiry. Following such discussion, the Chief Pilot may:
a. consider the current sick occurrence to be verified, or
b. require the pilot to verify their sickness by providing a doctor’s certificate, provided the pilot has been directed to do so within three calendar days after the start date of the sick occurrence.
Note: Such individual circumstances may not be derived solely from the amount of sick leave used by the pilot or the frequency of their sick occurrences.