EK Pay Rise
Re: Silberfuchs 'It is my understanding that the Emirates "payrise" was rather a salary adjustment because of the devaluing US$.
The same adjustment was paid to ALL workers in the Dubai emirate.......locals got a 12% adjustment & expats got 8%.'
My EK contact says that their pay already had/has currency compensation to account for changes in the value of the Aed (tied to the US$=Aed 3.66). The payrise was not for that reason. In fact they will get currency compensation on their payrise!
All workers in Dubai did not get a payrise. Government workers got 25% (locals) and 15% (expats).
There is no income tax in Dubai. Emirates pilots get accommodation provided, utilities paid for, and are driven to/from work. They don't pay tax on their accommodation assistance either. Their salary is an 'after tax' salary. Ek pilot's pay rise was 11% including the annual increment. To get the same pay rise in the pocket CX pilots would have to get 13% (11%+tax).