Ryanair threatens to lower wages in Girona: “settle for or you will be fired”

The pressures of Ryanair to its employees linked to the Gerona airport to modify its working circumstances in trade for sustaining the bottom for 9 months a 12 months has divided the Generalitat of Catalonia.

Whereas the Ministry of Labor opened an investigation on Thursday to make clear whether or not the proposal made individually to every worker complies with the legislation, the Ministry of Territory and Sustainability maintains its constructive evaluation of the labor settlement that transcended Monday to keep away from the closure of the bottom of the Irish airline on the Girona airfield.

“Higher a nasty deal than a giant disagreement”

“Higher a nasty deal than a giant disagreement,” he mentioned Friday in statements to the Economist the Secretary of Infrastructure and Mobility of the Generalitat, Isidre Gavin. He defined that it could not be to his pleasure if Ryanair's continuity in Girona was in trade for undermining the working circumstances of the workforce, however that the inspection area falls to the Division of Labor of the Generalitat: to know him. We can not pronounce on negotiations between events, but when the employees accepted the change of contract, some constructive half should have, like sustaining the roles “.

Confronted with Gavin's statements, the employees say that every one contracts have been “signed underneath duress.” Thus, in the demand that cabin crew (TCP) are going to current to the Labor Inspectorate, a letter despatched by Ryanair is collected in which it threatens to fireplace the employees who’ve signed the momentary contract with {qualifications}, because it “breaches Spanish laws “by eliminating seniority and different clauses.

If we don’t obtain affirmation till Thursday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. (…) you will be fired complying with the 15 days discover

“If you want to settle for the seasonal contract, please affirm that the letter you have connected to the contract disappears and you settle for it as it’s. If we don’t obtain affirmation till Thursday, December 12 at 2:00 p.m. (…) you will be dismissed complying with the 15 days discover “, collects the letter despatched by the Irish.

Confronted with this risk, some staff have resubmitted the contract that obliges them to surrender 25% of their day and wage with out the addendum to keep away from being fired even when they haven’t retracted it. “All contracts have been signed underneath duress, missing the voluntary nature of the novations and the content material of the signed closure is opposite to Spanish legislation because it obliges staff to surrender their seniority and wage,” says the grievance.

Forcing staff to signal new circumstances implies violating Article 12.four of the Staff' Statute, which says that nobody can drive a employee to signal a part-time contract once they have it full-time. An motion that may be thought-about a legal offense, as a result of the agency abuses the state of affairs of want of Gerona base staff, who want their employment to survive.

Change the aids

Concerning the tourism promotion contract for which Ryanair receives 3.5 million euros per 12 months for its exercise in Girona, in which Territory and different native administrations do take part, Gavin denies that they’re contemplating withdrawing the funds, however need to reformulate the contracts in direction of a public tender as an alternative of negotiating bilaterally with every airline as now, which may be thought-about by the European Union as an unlawful support. The brand new components ought to be linked to the strengthening of routes that every airport chooses. However Gavin considers that extra vital than these contracts is to get a fee discount in Girona, which is the duty of Aena.

What legal guidelines violates Ryanair's 'settlement' with the crew of Girona?