EK Pay review
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From: Sandy beach
This is a little frightening - another thursday afternoon, not a word of ANY pay increase whatsoever. I believe if there is no announcement by the end of the day, the April/May pay will not change. Are we honestly having another year of NO pay increase with the rate of inflation in DXB 
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From: gutter
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From: The Sand Pit
Wow
Unbelievable that they can set this years profit target without even knowing what they intend to pay their employees. I suspect that the underwhelming reaction to the 3 week bonus has made them reconsider what was likely to be an underwhelming pay review.... I guess time will tell?!?
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From: OMDB
Rumour going round at the moment is not great,
10,000 dhm increase, good, but
Flight pay removed (around 5000 on average PCM, loss)
Overtime limit removed! Block hours up to FTL limits, 100hrs per 28days, but that could mean upto 115/120 hrs as you can start a flight eg 16.5hrs to SFO on 99.5 hrs in your 28 days and still be legal!
Using 30 day month, 12 'free' hours productivity now for the company, 12 x600dhms =7200 dhms loss
Also talk of 1000 hrs per rolling yr total!
Bend over boys (and girls), here comes the rogering!
10,000 dhm increase, good, but
Flight pay removed (around 5000 on average PCM, loss)
Overtime limit removed! Block hours up to FTL limits, 100hrs per 28days, but that could mean upto 115/120 hrs as you can start a flight eg 16.5hrs to SFO on 99.5 hrs in your 28 days and still be legal!
Using 30 day month, 12 'free' hours productivity now for the company, 12 x600dhms =7200 dhms loss
Also talk of 1000 hrs per rolling yr total!
Bend over boys (and girls), here comes the rogering!
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From: uae
Does this mean more pilots heading for CHina Southern? ,,,,,,, hangon , how many have in fact left? Also have all the Amercains left already ? 3% if we re lucky! their going to say , loudly, if you don't like it leave. Hope I'm wrong!
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From: UAE
Fatbus,
I think you're right about people leaving but I think what is swinging decisions is actually the numbers joining...considering one of their grand plans was to recruit heavily onto the 330 this year in order to send us night-turn experts onto the 380, there seems to be a distinct lack of 330 courses on the list.
As long as they only want 'bus and Boeing guys, then I think they're getting stretched. Don't see them being at breaking point yet though, there seem to be plenty of guys filling 380/777 courses at the moment.
I think you're right about people leaving but I think what is swinging decisions is actually the numbers joining...considering one of their grand plans was to recruit heavily onto the 330 this year in order to send us night-turn experts onto the 380, there seems to be a distinct lack of 330 courses on the list.
As long as they only want 'bus and Boeing guys, then I think they're getting stretched. Don't see them being at breaking point yet though, there seem to be plenty of guys filling 380/777 courses at the moment.
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From: West Coast
Seriously...
They have 12 months to think about these things and now they need more time....
The email today mentioning that any salary increase will be retro paid as of May 1 is great, but why do they need this long to come to an agreement on our salary. Shouldn't this all have been discussed and agreed upon prior to announcing this years Profit Share target? How can you determine a profit target without knowing what your staff payroll will be.
Something isn't adding up...
They have 12 months to think about these things and now they need more time....
The email today mentioning that any salary increase will be retro paid as of May 1 is great, but why do they need this long to come to an agreement on our salary. Shouldn't this all have been discussed and agreed upon prior to announcing this years Profit Share target? How can you determine a profit target without knowing what your staff payroll will be.
Something isn't adding up...