Emirates interviews - think twice about working for them!
I have to be careful here as have friend working for Emirates almost 3 years! She is cabin crew. NONE of her friends have been able to carry on to reach end of 3 years' contract as they could not bear working for them! (have even heard 'hearsay' some have gone home and simply NOT returned!!) Many left after 2 years. I have heard about bullying of staff; staff being called in for 'disciplinaries' for no good reason, such as just a few days say in 6 months or AUTHORISED by clinic sick leave when the qualified doctors have told staff they MUST NOT FLY! ; giving her the 'bad rosters' - basically on flights to places crew don't like or the people they are flying (trying not to be racist here, but there are some PAX who are 'challenging'!!) Staff have NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS whatsoever - if such bullying/harassment were to go on in a co. in UK, they could sue for constructive dismissal! They have NO union representation/NO back up.
Emirates appear to be 'cutting corners' recruiting cheaper staff from India; still recruiting in UK but with lower pay on offer. All this bullying/harassment is SURELY going to severely lower the morale of staff - which MUST at some stage reflect their attitudes with passengers! Eventually the public could choose some of the smaller cheaper airlines - if these others are still in business themselves!
By all means if you are a young person 'wanting to see some of the world' apply for the job; maybe just do the job for about 18 months or so; but do not expect ANY employment rights or fair treatment as I hear 'they make up the rules as they go along'! I would be surprised if in the future IF they let a cabin crew member COMPLETE their 3-yr contract, when they should receive a pay-out, without 'trumping up something' to get rid of them. Hence they can get out of 'stumping up the money'!