prettylit101 said:
Yes, there is such a thing as partial unemployment (at least in Pennsylvania). It states in the unemployment handbook "if your hours of work are reduced because of lack of work" you can collect partial unemployment. So, I don't see how the company can contest the reserve FA's unemployment claims. To claim though, you have to claim your gross earnings for that week and then have to make under a certain amount. Hope that helps.
Pretty 101,
You are correct.
Any
Employer has the
"right" to
contest unemployment.
You, as an unemployment claimant, have the
"right" to
APPEAL.
It all depends on what you were able to fly the previous year. If you only flew your guarantee, and never broke it the previous year, it will be difficult to receive any partial unemployment. However, if you can demonstrate that you received your time and always or almost always broke guarantee and received your option, then it is worth the argument.
EVERY F/A RESERVE, who received eligibility documentation needs to APPEAL. Let the unemployment hearing board know that you were able to make your option (last year whatever your option was is) by hours and now because of the new implemenation of the new reserve system, you have lost hours. Let the unemployment official that you speak with know that you receive a guarantee (whatever that guarantee is
) and divide the guarantee by 4. That will give you and the UE Rep. a better indication of what you can receive weekly, if eligible.
Example: If you are on 105 and last year you made your time most of the months, but now you cannot, accept for the pay guarantee, you maybe eligible for some partial compensation weekly. Its worth a try. Make mangement send someone to the hearing to argue. You do the same. Fight hard for it. If management wants to go through that "leg work" make them and APPEAL.
Can't say everyone will be or is eligbile for receiving partial benefits, because a top out person pay and a 6 or 7 year f/a make different hourly rates of pay. So the guarantee actual gross pay will be different
. DO NOT include any meal perdium, as that is an expense allowance, NOT EARNED INCOME.
Do not be in fear that management will challenge those who have already received. There responsibility was to notify unemployment in a certain time frame of their "contesting". IF they missed that period (I think it is 7 days), they can't go back.
PIT local Pres. will put something out on the PIT e-line on Monday.
She will also contact the unemployment Director in PA and explain mangement's intent.
