What very sad news this is, and sadder still that the likes of DFC get to spout their totally corrupted version of Employment Law on PPRuNe like Islamists spout bits of their holy book to suit their rogue agendas.
This captain should now proceed to take Ryanair for a few hundred thousand (he won't need a union lawyer for something this blatant) and those of you that counted said captain as a colleague should get your sorry a$$es into gear right now and start bringing your rogue employer to heel in oh so many ways.