Joining Qatar Airways (QR) - all you need to know about it (threads merged)
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Originally Posted by tonker
700 days before the World Cup, and with more 787s arriving this month let’s hope not.
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Originally Posted by Count von Altibar
So new news for the pilots as yet? I must say QR seemed to be the most airborne airline anytime I've looked at flightradar24 in recent weeks, they seemed to be coping better than others at drumming up continued business.
Mods, better pull above post for protection of the person named in the letter.
Terminated without notice but still liable and responsible to the company?
Only in the most morally bankrupt part of the planet.
Terminated without notice but still liable and responsible to the company?
Only in the most morally bankrupt part of the planet.
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Thoughtful of you to think of preserving her identity in the letter, but the image has come from herself which she posted to Twitter in public, protesting to the government to look in to the matter
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I would say this is an isolated redundancy if that even makes sense, there will have most definitely been other issues that resulted in her termination rather than at random. Officially, cabin crew have been announced to be made redundant, as well as staff from other departments. Pilots are relatively safe (for now) however you can be told to leave at any time and for any reason(s) management see fit. Such is life around these parts. To get back to the spirit of this thread, recruitment will definitely be on hold for a while though.
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Cabin Crews are going in numbers” even those who are stuck outstation, I see Pilot redundancies coming unfortunately... No department is immune to this downsizing- It will be all of a sudden.
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There is more to this story and I am not going to divulge it on a public forum. They are well within their rights to do this. Needless to say it seems an isolated case as I know of no pilot redundancies here.
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Anyway, back to the main subject. I doubt there will be any recruitment for the foreseeable future. Hopefully we will be back busy flying again and the recruitment pages will be advertising for pilots. I don’t see that happening for a while.
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I don't mean to defend the company at all, but it would appear that the person to whom that letter was sent to had finished the whole CPL/IR training, type rating as well, but never started line training by her own decision cause she got married, her husband didn’t want her to fly, she asked for an office job but was declined, and she never flew a single line sector in her life.
All of this after being sponsored by the company.
Not entirely surprised they are asking for the training money back. Actually surprised they didn't do it sooner than 6,5 years.
All of this after being sponsored by the company.
Not entirely surprised they are asking for the training money back. Actually surprised they didn't do it sooner than 6,5 years.
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A report on the cabin crew redundancies:
https://onemileatatime.com/qatar-air...or-cabin-crew/
Obviously, without a union (and even with one under the British system) pilots may be laid off out of seniority order e.g. by seat and fleet and more expensive senior pilots may be the first to go in some cases.
A report on the cabin crew redundancies:
How many crew Qatar Airways is laying off While this is still subject to change, it’s my understanding that Qatar Airways will lay off over 5,000 of their 13,000+ cabin crew, including:
As of now the plan is apparently to lay off the following:
- 350 Cabin Service Directors
- 650 Cabin Seniors
- 2,000 First & Business Class Crew
- 2,200 Economy Class Crew
As of now the plan is apparently to lay off the following:
- New crew that haven’t yet completed training
- Crew that have been at the airline for less than six months
- Crew that are currently outside of Qatar due to entry restrictions
- Crew that have been at the airline for 15+ years
Obviously, without a union (and even with one under the British system) pilots may be laid off out of seniority order e.g. by seat and fleet and more expensive senior pilots may be the first to go in some cases.
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It seems to be. She's trying to pull a runner after taking years to complete the training and then deciding that she doesn't want to be a pilot. Most places in the Middle East will come after you for a training bond if you don't complete the obligated service from what I've seen over the years.
As a local and a female she will argue that she's a protected species and can't be sacked for cause. She's appealed to the media for leverage and the Emir for wasta. I'd say the Emir has bigger fish to fry right now with the possible coup attempt earlier this week.
As a local and a female she will argue that she's a protected species and can't be sacked for cause. She's appealed to the media for leverage and the Emir for wasta. I'd say the Emir has bigger fish to fry right now with the possible coup attempt earlier this week.
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Her message in Arabic from her post doesn't indicate that she chose to quite. Says that she was asked to leave without any warning or hearing. From what she wrote it seems she didn't want to leave.
From Google Translate
I am a Qatari citizen, an employee of Qatar Airways. Today, Thursday 7/5/2020, a procedure was completed to terminate my services without stating disciplinary or similar reasons. I ask you to investigate the matter.
From Google Translate
I am a Qatari citizen, an employee of Qatar Airways. Today, Thursday 7/5/2020, a procedure was completed to terminate my services without stating disciplinary or similar reasons. I ask you to investigate the matter.
