The Emirates Group, including Emirates Airline and dnata, significantly accelerated its global hiring strategy during the 2025-2026 financial year, reflecting a strong expansion phase across international operations, as the group successfully added more than 9,696 new roles to support growing demand in the aviation and travel sectors.

According to its annual report, this large-scale recruitment drive aligns with a long-term vision focused on sustaining operational excellence and scaling global services, emphasizing that attracting top talent remains a strategic priority as the industry continues its recovery and growth trajectory.

In a notable move highlighting employee recognition, the group awarded a generous profit-sharing bonus equivalent to 20 weeks of salary, underlining its strong financial performance and record-breaking profitability during the fiscal year, while reinforcing a culture of shared success across its workforce.

The company also confirmed that its compensation framework is built on competitive and equitable structures, carefully adjusted to reflect economic conditions and industry benchmarks, with increases in base salaries and allowances introduced to support employees and maintain workforce stability.

Additionally, the group continued enhancing employee benefits, introducing new policies such as maternity leave for part-time staff, expanded caregiving leave, extended paid study leave, and updated overtime compensation practices, alongside improved flexibility in travel benefits, all aimed at strengthening employee satisfaction and workplace experience.