Emirates’ UK staff celebrate bumper bonus
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Emirates’ 400 UK-based employees are celebrating a bonus equivalent to nine weeks’ pay as a result of the airline’s reporting its second largest annual profit ever this week.
The Emirates Group operates a profit share scheme based upon the profit results of the company for the financial year.
As reported yesterday, the airline posted a $1.5 billion (£970m) profit, up 34% from last year. The Group’s revenue reached $26.3 billion, an increase of 10% over last year’s results, and the Group’s cash balance remained strong, growing to $5.5 billion.
In the UK, Emirates currently employs more than 680 people across its five major UK gateways – Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Newcastle, London Heathrow and Gatwick. Almost 400 employees are based in Manchester at Emirates’ European multilingual Customer Contact Centre, making the city the airline’s largest employee hub in the UK.
Jessica Kemp, a Senior Customer Sales and Service Agent at the Emirates European Contact Centre in Manchester, commented: “It’s always an exciting day when the financial results are announced and we are all absolutely thrilled about our bonus of nine weeks’ pay. The timing couldn’t have been better. I’m expecting my second child in October and my partner and I have just bought a house, so my bonus will go towards lots of wonderful treats for our new baby and new home.”
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