he asked if they would pay him for his sick days if he left the company while he was laid off. I would say no. would have to wait till he was called back, use them then quitThey’re hard to use on lay-off....lol
Since January 5th....Are you laid off??
Since January 5th....
I made that ‘mistake’ when I retired...was under the impression they cashed us out for sick days too. Cost me 5 days pay. Oops.can't say about the south. But having just retiried, I made sure to use all sick and personal day's before vacation time. They will only pay for unused vac time because that was earned the year before.
Sorry Nightowl (my friend) but no you are not. I was in the union/company meeting during the change of operations for terminal 059 (Jackson Ms.) and the mechanics asked that exact same question. The answer from their local was that sick days are a gift not earned like vacation. I didn't agree but I was there as a guest. I did whisper a few questions into a friends ear but the answer was still take your sick days or loose them! The mechanics were laid off jan 7 2019, they had to work jan 1 2019 to get their sick days, jan 7 was a Monday, that left jan 2, jan 3, jan 4 to use use 5 sick days. How many sick days where the mechanics at 059 cheated out of?If you separate employment while on lay-off are you still owed earned sick days? This is for the Southern Conference. Thanks
Sorry Nightowl (my friend) but no you are not. I was in the union/company meeting during the change of operations for terminal 059 (Jackson Ms.) and the mechanics asked that exact same question. The answer from their local was that sick days are a gift not earned like vacation. I didn't agree but I was there as a guest. I did whisper a few questions into a friends ear but the answer was still take your sick days or loose them! The mechanics were laid off jan 7 2019, they had to work jan 1 2019 to get their sick days, jan 7 was a Monday, that left jan 2, jan 3, jan 4 to use use 5 sick days. How many sick days where the mechanics at 059 cheated out of?
None of the mechanics transferred. The two I'm close friends with both stayed in Jackson Ms. one works at Enterprise and the other at Freightliner. All had choices of transferring to Dallas, Little Rock and Atlanta.Do you know where the mechanics went? On a change of operation normally they can dovetail in to other shops. I didn't see any of the language in the COO. It has always been my understanding that when sick days are earned the company is obligated to pay when they are taken. If they are cheated out of days they should all grieve for pay. I do know in the past that the end of the contract year the company would pay for unused sick days but those days could not be carried over into the next contract year.
In the past the company would prefer to pay for unused days & keep you on the job.
Little Rock would have been a logical choice since it is close to JAX. Several mechanics at Little Rock quit rather than move when Roy Slagle said he was going to move the major part of the terminal to Memphis a few years ago. The company lost several dock employees also because of the rumor Slagle started. Both the shop & dock had trouble filling those vacancies with qualified, dependable employees.None of the mechanics transferred. The two I'm close friends with both stayed in Jackson Ms. one works at Enterprise and the other at Freightliner. All had choices of transferring to Dallas, Little Rock and Atlanta.
Sorry Nightowl (my friend) but no you are not. I was in the union/company meeting during the change of operations for terminal 059 (Jackson Ms.) and the mechanics asked that exact same question. The answer from their local was that sick days are a gift not earned like vacation. I didn't agree but I was there as a guest. I did whisper a few questions into a friends ear but the answer was still take your sick days or loose them! The mechanics were laid off jan 7 2019, they had to work jan 1 2019 to get their sick days, jan 7 was a Monday, that left jan 2, jan 3, jan 4 to use use 5 sick days. How many sick days where the mechanics at 059 cheated out of?
I look forward to finding out if Nightowl gets paid for his sickdays. Steward, DCM, and Canary say he will and it is a contractually obligation. I was at the meeting where it was explained why the mechanics would have to take them, transfer and take them, wait to be called back and take them or loose them. Just as Wheelman predicted. This should be interesting. :)
If a laid off employee resigns or does not get to work at least 90-days during the 2019 calendar year, then he/she does lose the sick days remaining for that calendar year. Also, if a laid off employee is returned to full time status during the 2019 calendar year, he/she is immediately eligible to start using any remaining sick days they have left for the calendar year. The key is to remain on the seniority roster and work at least 90-days. Here at the "Rock", we have not had a layoff in the city/dock operation in a very long time because of the mass exodus that happened when the "Fort" told us that we would be moved to Memphis back in 2014. Now that the move is off the table, we are slowly building our full time numbers back up. So, it has been a long time since we have dealt with a layoff and my memory may be a little rusty because of this. But, as far as I know, nothing has changed since the last time we did have a layoff and rulings in the Book of Interptretations are generally set in stone as are MOU's.I look forward to finding out if Nightowl gets paid for his sickdays. Steward, DCM, and Canary say he will and it is a contractually obligation. I was at the meeting where it was explained why the mechanics would have to take them, transfer and take them, wait to be called back and take them or loose them. Just as Wheelman predicted. This should be interesting. :)