Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
What prejudice? to start with, no one here (afaik) was present at the situation and know why the airline chose to suspend the member of staff - based on the news article it seems odd to me, but there may be more facts than a newspaper article chooses to mention
With a suspension occurring, then it does not seem surprising that the person is not being paid whilst suspended
Why should a "western viewpoint" be viewed as correcc; the person has chosen to work for a company in Dubai and its laws apply
Not like the "west" nevessarily has great emplyment laws - the US seems to be pretty poor in employee protections
Exactly this, there is nothing wrong with local laws, I mean just because the Western countries frown upon it, doesn't make it wrong. Just ask Mary Robinson, a revered western diplomat who was specifically invited to Dubai after some unfair criticism in their treatment of women, and she was all praises. The reference to Dubai is purely because Emirates is based in Dubai and their policies will be partially based on laws of the region.
Lucky for the cabin crew this didn't happen in the west. I believe in the US, the airline would have fired her on the spot and side with the passenger right away. No airline union/HR to turn too there. The cabin crew have little or nil influence in the US. Emirates' cabin crew behave like they are on a power trip. So what if he wanted to sit in the business class or first class. It was empty anyways. The cabin crew should have been taking his cocktails order.