EK now offering 1-6 months Unpaid Leave🤦♂️
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EK now offering 1-6 months Unpaid Leave🤦♂️
WTF? Thought they just bragged reinstating 100 percent basic pay effective 01 October??? The typical EK smoke and mirrors EK style!
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The communication is company wide and offers the possibility of unpaid leave for 1 - 6 months. The communication says it is primarily for non-operational roles.
It is unlikely to be available for 777 pilots although there may be a possibility for 380 pilots. I would imagine fleet will clarify shortly.
If you do not require unpaid leave then do not apply.
It is unlikely to be available for 777 pilots although there may be a possibility for 380 pilots. I would imagine fleet will clarify shortly.
If you do not require unpaid leave then do not apply.
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So you're complaining about giving the opportunity of an unpaid leave instead of kicking your a** and giving you 1 week to get out of the country, smart to say the least.
So you're complaining about giving the opportunity of an unpaid leave instead of kicking your a** and giving you 1 week to get out of the country, smart to say the least.
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with EK there is little to no guarantee you will have your job either. So it could be a gamble where they come back to no job. Again this is for non operational staff which we know how many they have that are simply twiddling their thumbs with barely any work........
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Complaining about giving the “opportunity”.... Mate you think this a complaint? And you think this is an opportunity? Where is your head? I don’t even want to suggest!
Complaining about giving the “opportunity”.... Mate you think this a complaint? And you think this is an opportunity? Where is your head? I don’t even want to suggest!
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Shouldn't this have been the first thing put on the table when covid kicked off, to all staff !!
How many people will be in a financial position to accept unpaid leave, having just endured a 50% paycut for 6 months?
How many people will be in a financial position to accept unpaid leave, having just endured a 50% paycut for 6 months?
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EXACTLY! Here in the US most carriers have been offering a combination of long term leaves of absences, month to month or multiple months rosters with 50 hrs of credit to go screw off (no duties for said month) with full benefits as well as early retirements with a certain reduced cash benefit per month until normal retirement age........for sure that would’ve been a better starting point for EK.
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The six month period of half salary that commenced in April, equates to three months unpaid leave. I suspect there would be hardly any takers for three months unpaid leave if it was offered in April, if back then leaving your home proved to be a mission, never mind leaving the country!
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Dubai used to be my second home til COVID hit. What is the latest and greatest at EK? I'm not looking to apply, but am curious about the changes as I haven't been there since early April. What percentage of routes has EK brought back? I'd imagine they will open up a lot more after Jan 1? Most of the articles regarding the percentage reduction in flying date back to March. I always enjoyed my DXB and DWC layovers.
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the situation is that they’re increasing destinations and further diluting load factor. Flights are generally operating at around 20% load factor, some even less such as zrh, muc, lys, lca and Australian sectors. Some a bit more such as lhr. Recruitment is a long way off, if anything they are still looking to chop more jobs. The 380 is history no matter how they try and avoid saying this to the media
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I know a lot of people who would have been happy to takes 6+ months of UPL back in April.
