Sunny1

Thats Rich … lmfao

Anthrax

NoBrians is a small weasel of a man, who would never have the courage to say this to another person face-to-face.

Noworkallplay

I bet all the company apologist feel dumb now.

“We have been made aware that there was an error in processing this year’s wet lease payment as reflected in your January 31 paycheck. We are working with appropriate departments to promptly resolve this issue and will communicate once we confirm that this mistake will be quickly corrected.”

i’m convinced more and more every day we have management plants disguised as line pilots paid to spread garbage on a APC and Jetflyers.

Flying Boxes

That’s exactly what I think you are.

Rock

As I submitted my December expense report, I pondered the company’s wet lease payment error. It will be corrected, but it was a pretty significant screw up. Impacted approximately 6000 pilots. $544 payments versus $4000+. Still, mistakes happen. I’m sure the person responsible feels a little humbled.
But back to expense reports. If I screw up an expense, or lose a receipt, the hammer falls. And when will the company start processing my expense reports again? Since May 2022, I’ve had one closed out. It’s pretty hard to calculate how much trip bank I have available when 9 months worth of expense reports sit unaudited. I don’t think I’m the only pilot in this situation. But I fully expect that if I made an error on a report I submitted 6 months ago, that money will be yanked from my paycheck at the first opportunity.
Does anyone have any insight into why our expense reports aren’t being closed? Is there one overtasked individual handling all pay issues for pilots now? What exactly is going on behind the scenes at FedEx Express? I’m feeling less and less comfortable.

Overnitefr8

A couple months ago the 757 fleet captain (just happened to read his update) suggested submitting an Insite report if your expense reports are more than 3 months old. I did, and after about 3 weeks they were cleared through September. Mine went back to April. It took awhile but it did work.

Corned Beef

Why in the world would I want to help the company complete their expense reports?

Overnitefr8

Because I want my expense reports done on time so I know what truly is available now. I have flown with people that their expense reports were completed out of order. They had bank available from earlier expense reports but weren't closed yet. They had a more recent one close out sooner that they owed money but it was taken out of their paycheck

Rock

My accumulated deviation bank is my money. I use it to get to and from work. Over the last couple years, it has grown significantly under the MOU that doesn’t cut it in half with each passing month. That same MOU says that when the MOU is terminated, there will be 4 months before the 50% reduction resumes.
Let’s say for the sake of argument, you have $50,000 worth of accumulated deviation bank. Again…that’s your money. Yes, it has to be used in accordance with the CBA, but if you are a commuter, having the bank to make your commute more comfortable than the cheapest possible option is a good thing. I’d rather take the one leg flight than the cheaper three leg flight if I have the bank to cover it. But if I have 7 or 8 expense reports that haven’t been closed, I can’t be certain what my accumulated deviation bank actually is. So I’m less comfortable using the money I think I have without knowing for sure that I have it. If I go over, it comes right out of my paycheck. Also, that 4 month window may not be enough to burn accumulated bank. Again…that money is my money. A lot of it exists because I had backend deadheads cancelled and converted to operating legs that turned great trips into something I never would have bid on.
Having the company close your expense report doesn’t necessarily help them out. But it does potentially help me out because I know more accurately what my accumulated bank is.

Corned Beef

You only really needed to type out the first and last sentence I completely understand that perspective, thanks!