Good for him! I'd like to get an MRI paid for.

Also known as everyone who's ever thought about it and looked at the numbers?

I have vacation next month. How exactly do I bid a reserve line if I want to slide the vacation. For example the vacation is the 11-17 but I want the 6-12. I know that I would bid slide -5 but then I want to use some of my off days around the vacation as well. So if the slide is accepted I have like the 5-13 off, but if it isn't accepted I want to bid my off days so I get the 6-10 off then start the vacation. I tried last time and my vacation wasn't slide and then all or nothings bids were all screwed up and my then start next wasn't right as well.

The balls on him! I was wondering how long it would take someone to do that.

Yeah, not sure if I believe that one. Unless you needed those tests anyway, and thought this would be a good way to pull it off. Otherwise, that "reasonable" part of the PWA would be enough to make most sane people a little squeamish from trying stick it to the man.

There are three instances in which the PWA requires a pilot to verify a sickness. Under the provisions of Section 14 F. 3., a pilot is contractually required to verify sickness if:
1. The pilot uses more than 100 hours of Sick Leave that is unverified.
2. The sickness extends to 15 or more consecutive calendar days.
3. Under the provisions of Section 14. F. 4., if the Company has a “good faith basis” reason to question a pilot’s sickness. In this situation, the company must first request the verification; then the pilot is required to submit a verification of a sickness.

If one of the above instances applies to a pilot’s sick leave usage, the pilot does not have the option to not verify. There have been several instances in which a pilot did not call in well after becoming well and has been required to verify because they reached 15 or more consecutive calendar days of sick leave.

REMINDER: Call in well when you are well.

These three instances of required sick event verification are not automatically subject to reimbursement by the Company for the cost of obtaining a doctor’s certificate.

ABOVE from the blast...

So are we changing our contract via email blast requiring us to pay for our doctor's visit if the CP wants a letter? Confused by this.

Makes sense!

Thanks GG, reroute, Alan Short, et al for the clarification.

Next round's on me!

PilotFrog,

Perfect opportunity for "Else Start Next."

Bid your preferred schedule with the vacation slide you want> Assume that the slide is honored>Bid the days off as if the bid will be honored>then Bid "Else Start Next" in case the slide does not work.

You can then do the same thing with a slide -4, a slide of -3, a slide of -2 etc. This means that whatever vacation slide does go through the rest of you bid will be tailored specifically to that bid. :D

If you have any questions review the vacation slide memo but I recommend you call and have the PBS bid assist guy review it after you have it finalized.

Scoop

That sure sounds like the company isn't going to reimburse for doctor visits in the 3 listed events. That's how it's written.