Emirates staff suffer terribly from a lack of responsible management, particularly when faced with perceived problems with said staff members.
Sometimes you could be excused for thinking that there is some kind of bounty being offered by upper management to middle management for every employee that can be exposed, accused, framed, shafted, screwed, frightened off, or threatened. Got to keep the staff under control somehow.
The emphasys is on sometimes, but when it happens it is generally quite dramatic and it will be evident to all crew eventually just how poorly we can be treated within the company.
A major contributing factor is the fact that we are on our own with no recognizable support structure to ensure that proper investigations are carried out and proceedures followed. It does not have to be a union but there should be a panel/body of our peers who can add support for all of us if required. THe well over used line from your manager of you can count on me for myfull support just doesn't cut it. Most will drop you right in it if they have the slightest fear of any flow on recriminations.
The list of examples of poorly handled issues is extensive and covers all areas of flight ops and training. When any issue is refered to HR or management, the perception is that absolutely anything could happen, even if you are totally innocent of the alleged indescretion/crime/stuffup.
The resulting company culture is :- Accusation and punishment.
There is simply no in between process or transparency..
If you are lucky they will fire your ass, then you can go home and sue their ass and live comfortably ever after off the winnings.