newbird
Dubai may not be collecting payroll taxes, but it marks up enough on everything else to take it back.
Considering the hours of work EK captains are putting, if they strictly calculate they won't be making more than first world private carriers or third world state owned carriers. Only difference Dubai is providing simulated first world life style/quality of life.
Limos are part of company's resource management system. You don't want a slackers to get comfy and sleep any longer.
Every advertised employee benefit has an underlying REAL benefit to the company/management.
Why are pilots joining? You go dump capacity and force their original employers out of business so they don't have many options left.
Why is EK having trouble poaching type-rated pilots now? Because other airlines got smarter and stopped training or imposing stricter contracts on their own employees.
With comments like yours even those holding out of professional courtesy will start spilling beans.