Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary announcing delivery of new planes last September
Finding someone back there who can not only fly this plane.
But who didn’t have fish for dinner can also do their own taxes.
Via The Irish Examiner:
Some of the 6,600 pilots who answered a detailed questioner for the Ghent study described having to pay employer and employee social welfare contributions, while others were in severe difficulties over their tax.
All of this puts them under financial strain as most have flying school debts of €100,000, and amassed further debts qualifying to fly the particular planes used by Ryanair.
The “home base” concept used by Ryanair means that 90% of pilots and cabin crew are based outside their home country and can be moved by the company at short notice.
Jon Horne, a pilot and vice president of the ECA, told the parliament’s employment and social affairs committee that bogus and zero-hour contracts must be banned.
“It is absolute lunacy in aviation. The fact that it can go on is absurd. Would you be satisfied if a surgeon was only paid when he operates, regardless of whether it is safe to do so or not?” he said.
Any excuse.
Ryanair contract practice ‘a threat to safety’ (Irish Examiner)
(Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland)
Race to the bottom economics is killing society. It’s making it impossible for people to have any sense of stability in their working lives and creates a constant undertone of anxiety in most people’s lives.
The only people who benefit are the very very few who profit massively from these policies.
In the days before PLCs, management had more personal engagement with the employees. Now that is non existent and as a result, faceless shareholders conveniently avoid witnessing the consequences of their greed.
I say , Good! , the sooner the greedy bring us to revolution (lite revolution) the better… Its time to clear the decks and start again …
That’s insane, they are our betters.
You say betters , I say buggerers, let’s call the whole thing off …
Yep. Economically it’s warped too. Zero hour contracts and low paying jobs only suit those on top. Less money comes in in tax, less money is spent on luxuries. Long term it actually suits nobody. If the law changes and these contracts are banned, everyone has the capability to make more money as people have more money to spend.
I dunno, what with the speed O’Leary’s cum is growing, he may need to see a doctor soon
Thanks for that mental image, really.
Good JAYSUS!