Originally Posted by
urahosr
I guess they figure if you've signed up for the program you probably have some other job lined up and if they stall long enough, you'll just go ahead and leave before they really have to pay you. Does anyone know if the agreement has an expiration date where it becomes void if they drag their feet long enough. A possible issue, by signing the agreement your employment with comair is terminated. However, they decide the time. Perhaps months or years from now after you've decided to stay, out of the blue they say "today is the day" and terminate you. Even if you no longer want to go.
Honestly I think this is exactly what the company plans to do. Through September anyway. Think about it, if they string us along and we have other opportunities lined up, in todays market it is unlikely that we will turn down a job when looking to leave Comair. So the crew member will simply resign from the company and the company won't have to pay them any portion of the buyout or unemployment.
What is the buyout ending up worth anyway? A couple weeks of pay? The flight bennies are almost a mute point now. There isn't even going to be any Comair flights out of CVG in a few month and if there is there will only be very few Comair and Delta flights which will all be jam packed with Deadheading crewmemebers so it will be impossible to get on a flight anyway.
I really hope that this company doesn't screw over the people that elected to take the buyout. I can see it now....
Comair "You are displaced to JFK"
Employee "Damn, I'm not even suppose to be here anymore"
Comair "We need you in JFK"
Employee "Well, Ok, when can I expect a separation date?"
Comair "Well, it looks like we are gonna have to furlough some more guys, so we can't really let you go right now."
Looking back at the Literature on EPIC it said that separations would take place on or before April 10th. Maybe they meant next April?