Ryanair to appeal €8m French ruling over labour practice
3 October 2013
Budget airline Ryanair is to appeal €8m (£6.7m) in fines and damages imposed on it yesterday (2 October) in a French court over alleged non-payment of social insurance and state pension contributions in France.
Thu, 3 Oct 2013Budget airline Ryanair is to appeal €8m (£6.7m) in fines and damages imposed on it yesterday (2 October) in a French court over alleged non-payment of social insurance and state pension contributions in France.
The infringements relate to crew flying in and out of Marseille between 2007 and 2010, who Ryanair say in a statement were “employed on Irish contracts” and had “paid their taxes, social taxes and state pension contributions in Ireland, in full compliance with Irish and EU regulations”.
Ryanair also says that should it be forced to pay these social taxes and pension contributions, “then the vast majority of these contributions will be reclaimable from the Irish government”.
The airline says it intends to pursue the appeal to the European Courts.
The news "highlights the grey areas around employment compliance for international companies," comments Nic Scott.
"Perhaps Mr O'Leary [Michael, Ryanair's chief executive officer] was not aware that it is possible to have an HR system that can enable French and Irish compliance at the same time," adds Scott - the CEO of Fairsail, an HR software firm which deals with just that, as it happens...
The infringements relate to crew flying in and out of Marseille between 2007 and 2010, who Ryanair say in a statement were “employed on Irish contracts” and had “paid their taxes, social taxes and state pension contributions in Ireland, in full compliance with Irish and EU regulations”.
Ryanair also says that should it be forced to pay these social taxes and pension contributions, “then the vast majority of these contributions will be reclaimable from the Irish government”.
The airline says it intends to pursue the appeal to the European Courts.
The news "highlights the grey areas around employment compliance for international companies," comments Nic Scott.
"Perhaps Mr O'Leary [Michael, Ryanair's chief executive officer] was not aware that it is possible to have an HR system that can enable French and Irish compliance at the same time," adds Scott - the CEO of Fairsail, an HR software firm which deals with just that, as it happens...
