SandIgger,
A few points on the ones you raised:
*Cabin Crew are punished for taking more than 5 or 6 sick days a year.
How exactly are they punished? There is an annual entitlement and all are able to avail of it. Perhaps they look into it if more than 5 or 6 days in a row?
*Punished with ABSENT days and withholding of promotion out of economy class.
*CC are punished for taking a sick day before or after leave or on a public holiday
This is a company policy regarding holidays unless you have proof you were really ill, such as a visit to the clinic. Too many people have taken the pi55 on this before.
*CC have recently been enjoying cavity searches by customs after flights
Perhaps a few crew members have stupidly warranted this. There was the issue a while back of the crew smugglink coke under the hats...
*CC are called at home if they call in sick and marked absent if they don't answer the phone
Why do you think they do this. Too many people taking the pi55 after a night on the tiles and not reporting in and then spend the day shopping. If you're really that ill you'd be at home.
*CC fly DUBAI - PERTH (11 hrs + ) and similar sectors with no rest allowed. Reported if they close their eyes or read a magazine while the pax are all asleep
I don't think so, where did you get this fact from?
*CC are off-loaded by pursers for having the wrong shade of lipstick on and marked absent
Possible but I would say in very rare instances. You have the grooming manual. Stick to it, surely can't be that difficult can it. If you can't even put on the right lipstick what you doing in the job in the 1st place?
*CC are encouraged to report each other after flights for just about anything and rewarded for doing so
As above pretty rare and one that is not good practice unless absolutely necessary.
*There's an EK CC in jail in Dubai because she got pregnant and isn't married
Know the laws before you go to work in a new country. It is illegal to have a baby in the UAE if you are unmarried. You have nobody to blame but yourself for being ignorant of the laws. This has nothing to do with EK.
*CC junior to you from certain countries get promoted straight to 1st class due to "cultural" reasons while you rot in economy for years
Unfortunatley I have to agree that this does happen and is prevelant across the group
*CC are leaving by the 100s at the moment and many flights depart under-crewed. Crew strength has been revised down (on some flights) to "make up the shortfall"
This is not good and a reason why you should be encouraging new people to join rather than pushing them away otherwise things will only get worse.
*Those left are working like dogs. Back to back BOC flights with"shared" rest days suddenly common
Can't comment
*morale is at rock-bottom, thanks partially to a letter by the CC manager which shredded their dignity and encouraged seniors to off-load juniors for minor transgressions
The letter was most inapropriate but having it airedin public will hopefully mean that things change.
*the entire multi-cultural issue causes many divisions within the 100+ nationalities
There will always be cultural issues when many cultures work together. How would resolve this, employ only from certain countries? This then makes your "cultural" promotions even worse.
*Let's not mention the accomodation issues
What's wrong with the accomodation? You get some the finest appartments in DXb, rent free, utilities free. Be grateful for somethings