Don't ever pay to apply for Rayanair!
MY ADVICE: DON'T GIVE ANY MONEY TO THOSE BASTARDS: The employment contract is totally disgraceful and reflects exactly their crook mentality.
Here are a few terms of the contract for a F/O B737/800 already qualified and with 3000 hours on B737:
- Your basic salary will be at the rate of IEP£18,000 gross…
- TRAINING BOUND EVEN IF QUALIFIDED!!!!
(1)You acknowledge that Ryanair will incur costs in the sum of STG£8,000 in providing you with initial training and that in the event that your contract is terminated before the end of your first two years service Ryanair will suffer loss in the amount of all or part of that sum.
(2) If your employment with Ryanair is terminated before the end of the first two years of your service other than;
(a) on grounds of redundancy or
(b) where Ryanair agrees in writing to the contrary
You will become liable to repay to Ryanair a proportion of the costs incurred by Ryanair in providing you with initial training.
(3) You agree that Ryanair’s loss in respect of the costs incurred in providing you with initial training and your liability to repay will be;
STG£8,000/24 x number of months of the first two years of your service remaining after termination
(4) You agree that Ryanair may deduct from any sum due to you from Ryanair (including salary) all or part of the sum repayable by you in accordance with this contract or by any order of the court.
- UNIFORM:
You will be provided with a pilot's uniform at your own expense in line with Company practice. You will be required to sign a salary deduction form in the amount of IEP£300 for the cost of this uniform. You must maintain this uniform in accordance with Company standards, at your own expense.
- EXCESS CAPACITY:
Because of the uncertainty of the airline business circumstances could arise where Ryanair has excess capacity. If we are required to reduce our activity level for any reason, it is a condition of this job offer that you accept the right of the Company, at its sole discretion, to give you compulsory unpaid leave for the duration of the period of excess capacity or to terminate your employment.
- WORKING HOURS & BASE
Due to the nature of our business, working irregular hours, including rostered / day or night shifts, are a condition of your employment. Ryanair’s aircraft are registered in the Republic of Ireland and as you will perform your duties on these aircraft your employment is based in the Republic of Ireland. You will operate from Hahn but it must be clearly understood that you may be required to transfer to any other Ryanair base without compensation. It must also be understood that should you be transferred to another base you will be paid in accordance with the prevailing salary and flight pay system in operation at that base.
- POSITION
Upon you;
(a) obtaining licence validation
(b) completing your initial training to the satisfaction of Ryanair and
(c) completing line training without a safety pilot to the satisfaction of Ryanair
you will be appointed to the position of First Officer - Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
You will report to Ryanair’s Chief Pilot and/or his nominated deputies.
As a First Officer you may from time to time at Ryanair’s absolute discretion be required to perform non-flying duties within any of Ryanair’s departments.
ETC... ETC...
My question is: has anybody signed a contract with these assholes after 1st October 2001 and received (and accepted) the same shocking conditions?
This is a shame for our profession.