Netjets Europe Face Court Case Over Tax & Social Security
Having a sundowner with an ex-collegue last night who told me that a French operator and union have invited NJE to court over their somewhat parsimonious tax and social contributions on behalf of crew based in France.
Seems this is part of an organised campaign to rein in those companies who seek to reduce/avoid their obligations, one or two airlines have already had to take avoiding action and change basings and contracts.
No doubt Lisbon will initially dismiss this in their usual manner but they may well be forced to deal with it whether they like it or not, but how? Well the company overcrewed last year in anticipation of a large number of resignations when they imposed new tax and SS arrangements. A somewhat cynical move some might think which backfired and left them with many more pilots than they need, many of whom are languishing on home standby these days. So why are they still recruiting? A cynical person might think this development might be leading up to something.