The Company states that this years Pilots pay award is in fact 5%. However, they fail to understand that the Pilots pay scales reflect an automatic 3% yearly increment, which means that although all other employees in the Emirates group have received a 5% salary rise, the Pilots have effectively received only 2%!!
The only way things will improve is if people start voting with their feet. Otherwise all the continual whinging will amount to nothing. Actions speak louder than words!!
Its a great shame that it should be like this, but that's just the way it is.
Nevertheless, Emirates is still a great job (money aside!!!), and Dubai is a fantastic place to live. For example last week Sting played live here, and last night Go West and Tony Hadley were on stage. Dubai, the cultural Capital of the World!!!