From RTE:
http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/1009/ryanair.html
Pilots in Ryanair have lodged a pay claim with the Labour Relations Commission in an attempt to bring their salaries closer to their Aer Lingus counterparts.
The pilots claim that Ryanair's bid to take over Aer Lingus strengthens their case for a closer alignment of pay and conditions.
The pay claim was rejected by the company last month, according to the IMPACT trade union. Its officials have now lodged the claim with the LRC under the Industrial Relations Act which permits the Labour Court to set terms and conditions where companies do not engage in collective bargaining.
IMPACT officials claimed there were significant differences in take home pay between Ryanair and Aer Lingus pilots. Michael Landers also claimed that Ryanair training pilots were working for nothing.
This evening Ryanair said the jurisdiction of the Labour Relations Commission was currently subject to a Supreme Court ruling. The company dismissed the claim as a 'feeble attempt' to distract from Ryanair's take over bid for Aer Lingus.
The airline also disputed claims that Ryanair pilots are paid less than those in Aer Lingus.
'Ryanair pilots would have to take a pay cut to align themselves with their equivalent opposite numbers in Aer Lingus,' a statement from the airline said.
Training captains working for free? I canīt believe that
Brgds.