Common use of Removal from Service Clause in Contracts

Removal from Service. a. If a pilot is removed from flying during the disciplinary process set forth in this Section, prior to any disciplinary action being taken, his access to Company communications systems (e.g., e-mail, VIPS, etc.) shall not be restricted or eliminated, and he shall continue to accrue all pay and benefits (e.g., seniority, longevity, retirement, vacation, sick leave), as if he had not been held out of service. b. During the disciplinary process set forth in this Section, if (i) a pilot’s use of Company jumpseats has been restricted by the Company and (ii) the pilot does not have a residence within 100 nautical miles of the location of the disciplinary hearing, the Company shall provide him with travel to and from the disciplinary hearing and, if necessary, 1 night’s stay in a hotel room in the location of the disciplinary hearing. c. After a pilot has been withheld from service with pay for more than 2 full bid periods, he is not eligible to bid a flying line. Instead, he must bid a pay-only line and shall be paid the BLG/RLG for his awarded pay-only line. The pilot may elect that he instead be paid the average of his awarded lines’ credit hour values, plus carryover, during the previous 12 bid periods.