Former Emirates flight attendants have claimed they would be monitored and punished by the airline's grooming officers if they were deemed overweight.
The former employees have described how some staff were enrolled into an 'Appearance Management Programme' run by image and grooming officers in order to ensure they were putting on a 'glamorous Emirates face'.
The officers, who were known as the 'weight police', would routinely monitor the weight of staff on the programme and issue punishments such as pay cuts if they were not meeting the airline's requirements.
Karla Bayson, 36, who worked for the airline for nine years before she left in 2021, said she had seen some of her colleagues receive warnings about their weight.
Former Emirates flight attendant Karla Bayson, 36, who worked for the airline for nine years, said she her colleagues would receive warnings about their weight
Maya Dukaric claimed that 'weight police' would occasionally stop cabin crew at airports
She told the Insider that some staff were given a total of two weeks to lose the weight before they were 'checked again' by officers.
Ms Bayson also described how the airline was strict with its uniform rules and no one with visible tattoos would get hired.
And Maya Dukaric, who previously worked as a flight attendant for the airline, claimed that 'weight police' would occasionally stop cabin crew at airports and say: 'Hey, babe. You need to slow it down.'
One former human-resources business partner, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed those in the weight management programme were given diet and exercise plans and would meet with HR to assess their progress.
The source, who worked for Emirates for more than five years, told the Insider: 'A culture of telling
