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Emirates airline offers staff unpaid leave
Staff Report
Published: April 01, 2009, 23:20
Dubai: Emirates airline yesterday announced that it has decided to offer unpaid leave to its cabin crew.
"After a careful review of our operational requirements, we have decided to offer our cabin crew staff the opportunity to apply for unpaid leave on a purely voluntary basis, starting from May 2009. In anticipation of our growing fleet, Emirates' recruitment efforts over the past 12 months have been highly successful in meeting our operational requirements. Combined with a sharp drop in cabin crew attrition, we now find ourselves in a position to be more flexible as an employer," an Emirates spokesperson said in a statement.
"We believe some of our staff will welcome the opportunity to take time off to pursue personal interests such as: further studies, hobbies, or simply to spend time with family and friends," the airline said.
Cabin crew may opt for unpaid leave from a period of one month up to a maximum of six months. "While on leave they will still be employees of the airline, and continue to be eligible for various benefits including paid accommodation and travel concessions."
by: gulfnews.com
Emirates airline offers staff unpaid leave
Staff Report
Published: April 01, 2009, 23:20
Dubai: Emirates airline yesterday announced that it has decided to offer unpaid leave to its cabin crew.
"After a careful review of our operational requirements, we have decided to offer our cabin crew staff the opportunity to apply for unpaid leave on a purely voluntary basis, starting from May 2009. In anticipation of our growing fleet, Emirates' recruitment efforts over the past 12 months have been highly successful in meeting our operational requirements. Combined with a sharp drop in cabin crew attrition, we now find ourselves in a position to be more flexible as an employer," an Emirates spokesperson said in a statement.
"We believe some of our staff will welcome the opportunity to take time off to pursue personal interests such as: further studies, hobbies, or simply to spend time with family and friends," the airline said.
Cabin crew may opt for unpaid leave from a period of one month up to a maximum of six months. "While on leave they will still be employees of the airline, and continue to be eligible for various benefits including paid accommodation and travel concessions."
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now THAT'S what I call a bad news... 
you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize what this means for all of us who got 'THE mail'...
according to this, things aren't getting better in the company and this is the final strategy an employer can do before pronouncing time for lay offs...
they're doing it all by the book: stop recruiting, measure financial outcome, offer unpaid leaves to employees, measure financial outcome, fire all unnecessary workers, measure financial outcome.
I hate this... we're here everyday trying to find something that will help us get our hopes back and the result it just the opposite...
you don't have to be a rocket scientist to realize what this means for all of us who got 'THE mail'...
according to this, things aren't getting better in the company and this is the final strategy an employer can do before pronouncing time for lay offs...
they're doing it all by the book: stop recruiting, measure financial outcome, offer unpaid leaves to employees, measure financial outcome, fire all unnecessary workers, measure financial outcome.
I hate this... we're here everyday trying to find something that will help us get our hopes back and the result it just the opposite...
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If they are asking full time cabin crew to go on voluntary No-pay for one to six months, those waiting to join Emirates soon will only be disappointed. I mean how much clearer can the picture be 
. If you can't read between the lines, be prepared to continue to be disappointed 
. If you can't read between the lines, be prepared to continue to be disappointed
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Hello guys,
Here one post from EK cabin crew on her 1st day off in a long time. 4th month in a row I have been getting min rest in my rosters as a lots of my friends. Prices of tickets went a bit down, but all are flihts are full.
With unpayed leave...It's not possible for a lot a people to get it anyways. Depends on a senority and your file,sick days,etc...and when these new 2 A380 arrives this year...
I think it will not pass too much time and we will be short of crew as usually.
Don't worry guys, EK is GREAT airline. They need people all the time. And guess what, we are still making a profit!!!
Cheers
Here one post from EK cabin crew on her 1st day off in a long time. 4th month in a row I have been getting min rest in my rosters as a lots of my friends. Prices of tickets went a bit down, but all are flihts are full.
With unpayed leave...It's not possible for a lot a people to get it anyways. Depends on a senority and your file,sick days,etc...and when these new 2 A380 arrives this year...
I think it will not pass too much time and we will be short of crew as usually.
Don't worry guys, EK is GREAT airline. They need people all the time. And guess what, we are still making a profit!!!
Cheers
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Thank you for your offence. 
Forget of coming in Emirates, 'cause I'm not sure you will survive long, with that attitude, working with 110 nationalities. Make sure you don't make fun of your recruit officers, 'cause English for them may not be native. It may be 3th of 4, like it's for me.
I'm just a cabin crew who tryed 2 different airlines before and know what she is talking about...after working 3 years in EK.
btw. I'm spending my 2nd day off this month on person like you.
Good luck in a surch of an airline, which will take you as cc!
Forget of coming in Emirates, 'cause I'm not sure you will survive long, with that attitude, working with 110 nationalities. Make sure you don't make fun of your recruit officers, 'cause English for them may not be native. It may be 3th of 4, like it's for me.
I'm just a cabin crew who tryed 2 different airlines before and know what she is talking about...after working 3 years in EK.
btw. I'm spending my 2nd day off this month on person like you.
Good luck in a surch of an airline, which will take you as cc!
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No offence intended. I said "Hope you are not an EK PR person". I did not say "Hope you are not EK cabin crew". English is not a first language for most, and that is the reason why Emirates hires other "110 nationalities" as you put it. But to be an EK PR person, speaking good English would be of top most priority, and that is merely what I was suggesting. Hope you understand it now. (Besides English grammar is one of the tests that you have to go through when being interviewed initially. Looks like you managed to clear that one)
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......mmmm.......do you people honestly believe that this and other similar forums are not monitored by management level in the associated organizations??
What I meant, was just be careful of what you post, especially if you are awaiting employment, and even more so if you are already employed......
just my 2c worth
What I meant, was just be careful of what you post, especially if you are awaiting employment, and even more so if you are already employed......
just my 2c worth
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WTF!?!?
you keep saying over and over again 'watch out what you're posting'...
i'm sorry but... are you dyslexic????
there is NOTHING here!
no one is saying nothing about anything that can cause any problems!!!
tnx 4 your comment but that's all you ever post... 'be careful, be careful...'
and i'm, like, what is she talking about???
you keep saying over and over again 'watch out what you're posting'...
i'm sorry but... are you dyslexic????
there is NOTHING here!
no one is saying nothing about anything that can cause any problems!!!
tnx 4 your comment but that's all you ever post... 'be careful, be careful...'
and i'm, like, what is she talking about???
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Getting back to the thread and topic of recruitment at ek....
There is some new hopeful signs of movement, although not much. The pilots who've been in the hold pool since last April '08 have received an update that they may get course dates in July, August and September. This is positive in that ek is obviously still getting new aircraft to warrant new flightdeck training. On a less positive note, rumour has it that most of the aircraft scheduled to be delivered will be 'parked', as in not used or put on the line until the economic downturn reverses itself.
Another reason for voluntary unpaid leave of absence for cabin crew is that the attrition rate is now extremely low... because where else are people going to seek jobs as cc's when there is a global recession and airlines are not hiring like they used to...
so everyone is basically staying put.
There is some new hopeful signs of movement, although not much. The pilots who've been in the hold pool since last April '08 have received an update that they may get course dates in July, August and September. This is positive in that ek is obviously still getting new aircraft to warrant new flightdeck training. On a less positive note, rumour has it that most of the aircraft scheduled to be delivered will be 'parked', as in not used or put on the line until the economic downturn reverses itself.
Another reason for voluntary unpaid leave of absence for cabin crew is that the attrition rate is now extremely low... because where else are people going to seek jobs as cc's when there is a global recession and airlines are not hiring like they used to...
so everyone is basically staying put.
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Medical Reimbursement Anyone????
So has anyone heard back from EK after they have been told they will review and pay back the medicals. I know that I havent and it has been 1 month since they said they would. Hmmm perhaps the cheque got lost in the mail. Better still now that they will need to possibly write off the aircraft that almost crashed in Melbourne a month ago (which would have been Australia's worst aviation disaster on record had it occured) they need all the money ($220 million)to replace that one. Congratulations EK 
your response (or lackoff) to that near disaster and those you cant respond to with anything is outstanding. I am so lucky now I almost had the chance to work for an airline that cared about possible new employees .
I know that I havent and it has been 1 month since they said they would. Hmmm perhaps the cheque got lost in the mail. Better still now that they will need to possibly write off the aircraft that almost crashed in Melbourne a month ago (which would have been Australia's worst aviation disaster on record had it occured) they need all the money ($220 million)to replace that one. Congratulations EK your response (or lackoff) to that near disaster and those you cant respond to with anything is outstanding. I am so lucky now I almost had the chance to work for an airline that cared about possible new employees .
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getting back to the topic. when do u think the dates for cabin crew are opening again? and do the people who got the withdrawal mail have to go through the whole process again or just wait for the new dates?
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sydflyboi a tail strike is hardly a crash . I guess you do not know of the SQ 744 that also suffered a similar tail strike some time ago, and landed safely back at the airport.
This comment of yours was amusing "Better still now that they will need to possibly write off the aircraft that almost crashed in Melbourne a month ago (which would have been Australia's worst aviation disaster on record had it occured).
. I guess you do not know of the SQ 744 that also suffered a similar tail strike some time ago, and landed safely back at the airport.This comment of yours was amusing "Better still now that they will need to possibly write off the aircraft that almost crashed in Melbourne a month ago (which would have been Australia's worst aviation disaster on record had it occured).
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I think the earliest the dates will come is July but might not be till Oct/nov! I think we will just have to redo medicals again! at least they reimbursed the medicals hey! reckon im goin to go to one of those aviation medical centres next time where u can get all medicals with results in same day! cheers