Ms Burke has lashed Emirates, claiming they sacked her just days before she was due to be a fully-fledged air hostess, given zero regard to her being left injured by the fall (pictured)
She came to UAE to pursue her dream career leaving her family and friends behind. She thought she was going to work for ‘the world’s best airline’.
The first few months were like a dream come true. She shared her regular pictures in social media of herself working, and partying with colleagues.
She was enjoying the first class lifestyle among Dubai’s high rises.
Unfortunately, everything changed when she fell down steps during training in the red high heels of her Emirates uniform, leaving her with a severely injured back and ankle.
After the incident the airlines not only ‘covered up’ her accident but also told her that it would likely have an affect on whether she made it through her six-month probation period.
‘I was in a back brace and a cast which changed to moonboot for weeks,’ Ms Burke claimed in a Facebook post.
During her time injured, Ms Burke claims the airline not only ‘covered up’ her accident but also told her it would likely have an affect on whether she made it through her probation period
Prior to her fall, she had spent months travelling on flights to worldwide destinations such as Paris, Rome, Copenhagen, Santorini and Melbourne
‘I was seeing doctors and physiotherapists every 2-3 days to help control and ease the indescribable pain.
‘A few weeks after the accident Emirates fired me and told me that my accident was NOT classed as an industrial injury but instead a “freak accident”.
‘I wasn’t allowed to defend myself or appeal the decision and there are no unions in Dubai that I could turn to for help… I was heartbroken.’
She returned home to Perth after the incident and claimed that the airlines insulted her with the injury when they took away her passport and ID and treated her ‘like a criminal’.
One of the former employee told Fairfax media she had been given glowing feedback by her superiors and was ‘really good’ at her job.
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