Annual Leave and Abusive Pax
Hi guys,
Can any current EY crew tell us much about the annual leave policy? I know that its 30 days per year. Are you meant to bid for it all at once for your year or can you take bits and pieces as you go along? Is it often tough to get the leave you want? Is leave granted with preference to more senior crew? If you book leave, is it possible that when it comes to it, that you might have days off fall on your leave anyway..and then do you get those leave days back? Is there a system in place for getting your days off attached to your leave, maybe one day on either end for example. Because obviously with short haul and a set roster pattern you could for example just book 5 days leave and get 10 days to go away because of your days off either side you know? whereas i guess that you might book ten days leave and your days off might happen to fall attached and then you have 13 days and you didnt really need to use all ten you know?Im just wondering basically is it impossible to make maximum use of your leave in a random roster situation?
Also, I read in old forums that Etihad dont support crew in situations where pax are abusive towards staff. I thought it couldnt be true. Is this true nowadays, or old policy or just a lie? I would hate to think that you are expected to take verbal abuse from passengers with a smile and that you cant politely and professionally inform them that abuse of staff is not tolerated and that offloading or else being met by police on arrival is what happens to passengers who continue to disrespect the crew or a/c for example? If crew are not allowed to take control of their cabin, surely thats a safety issue...passengers of course are to be treated very well but when it comes to disrespecting crew and thinking they can do and say as they like onboard...in my eyes thats a no no. If they dont respect crew or the crews authority, how are crew supposed to ensure pax comply with air regualtions etc and how are they expected to control crazy situations when passengers dont take them seriously?
Any input?
Thanks,
Rachel.