Ryanair Holdings PLC
10 October 2007
RYANAIR TAKES FRANCE TO THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Ryanair, Europe's largest low fares airline, has today (Wednesday, 10th October
2007) challenged a recent ruling by the French supreme court (Conseil d'Etat),
which sought to deny Ryanair's employees located in Marseille the right to rely
on Irish labour law in their relationship with Ryanair.
Ryanair's Head of Regulatory Affairs and Company Secretary, Jim Callaghan, said:
'The 2006 French Decree No 1425 was aimed at forcing Ryanair's pilots
and cabin crew operating international routes to/from France to be
subject to French labour law, irrespective of the fact that they are
working on Irish registered aircraft and contracts. This was clearly in
breach of French, European and international laws. Ryanair is committed
to defending the rights of its employees, including the right of its
employees operating on Irish territory to rely on Irish labour law, and
has therefore challenged the legality of the Decree.
'The French supreme court, which had earlier advised the French
government on the legality of the Decree, was also the same body that
rejected Ryanair's request to refer this matter to the European Court of
Justice and then ruled that the Decree was lawful. This bizarre
confusion of consultative and judicial functions within the French
supreme court, as well as certain other aspects of the French procedure,
denied Ryanair the right to fair trial and made it necessary for us to
seek justice in the European Court of Human Rights.
'Ryanair is confident that the European Court of Human Rights will
correct the obvious injustice caused by the French judicial system and
allow Ryanair's employees working on Irish aircraft and on Irish
contracts to continue to enjoy Ryanair's industry leading pay and
employment conditions under Irish law'.
Ends. Wednesday, 10th October 2007
Peter Sherrard - Ryanair Pauline McAlester - Murray Consultants
Tel: 00 353 1 812 1228 Tel: 00 353 1 4980 300
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