Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
I don't think that many people would class being suspended as being a form of praise - if someone has been suspended, it seems reasonable to infer that that person has been penalised
Not only that , but the company has chosen to make it public what it has done
The FA has been "removed from duty," according to AA:
The American team member has been removed from duty while we immediately investigate this incident.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.85a071952e12
I don't know if that equals "suspended," but why speculate?
Originally Posted by
tom911
Has AA said anywhere that the employee is suspended? All the reports I've read have said "removed from duty", which may be paid leave so you're available to supervisors, investigators or lawyers. Suspend the employee and I'm not sure they'd make themselves readily available for interviews if they're not being paid.
Correct. Removed from duty. No mention from AA of "suspended."
Originally Posted by
able
There is no contractual provision for a paid suspension. If he's been suspended it is extremely unlikely he is getting paid.
Removed from duty. Probably paid.
Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
One example is news article at
http://www.smh.com.au/world/american...22-gvqh2f.html states "and suspended a flight attendant after a video "
a search on Google for "aa attendant suspended" shows multiple other outlets staing suspended
Either AA has suspended the member of staff or has stated/implied to reporters that the person has been suspended
The direct quote from AA that I posted above says "removed from duty," it does not say "suspended." They might be the same thing, but they might not. Why not use the terminology that AA uses?
Originally Posted by
tom911
Even the New York Times had a headline about the employee being suspended, but once you read the article you won't find a quote from anyone at AA using the word "suspended". The AA press release I saw on the ABC News site doesn't use the word suspended at all, and it appears to be the same press release that the New York Times took quotes from. Hopefully AA gets out another press release that says "suspended" if that is what they mean to say and want it sourced back to them.
Correct. Headlines are frequently written by editors who don't always read the full story. AA's statement is that the FA has been "removed from duty."