Originally Posted by
Jetlinker
You don't have to provide a doctor's note, however, if you do it is not counted as an occurrence. You're allowed 3 sick calls a year without a doctor's note. On the 4th, you get the nastygram in your v-file, on the 5th, a carpet dance, and the 6th a termination hearing.
Your sick bank accrues 5 hrs. a month....which MUST be preserved in the JCBA.
It's such BS that Regional guys have to put up with this. At Delta the most junior pilots gets 125 hours of sick pay every year. It's a longevity based system so at some point(8-10 years I think) you cap out at 240 hours of sick time every year. It's use it or lose it sick time.
Now, you can use 300 hours in a rolling 3 year period at 100% & once you exceed that the sick time is paid out at less then 100%, but the Delta Pilot Mutual Aid makes up the difference. Also, if I call in sick for my first trip of the month & end up being sick all month that is ONE sick call. They will just mark me off as sick until I call back and tell them I'm better. Basically I have to 'call in well'.
Sorry for the hi-jack, just wanted to throw it out there. I just can't believe these Regional management jerks get away with this crap.
