Actually I look at the other way round- the threat of loosing 66% of your retirement fund (who could afford that if they have been here more than a couple of years?) is used as a stick to beat you with if you threaten to turn awkward with threats of legal action and media exposure. Emirates doesn't use carrots for anything, there is only the stick.
As snake says, where else could a company threaten to take half your pension fund off you if you misbehave and/or make a mistake?