14th Sep 2018 08:52
LONDON (Alliance News) - Ryanair Holdings PLC on Friday said it agreed a set of principles with three major Italian cabin crew unions after a meeting in Rome.
The budget airline signed the principles, which form part of a collective labour agreement covering Ryanair's Italian cabin crew, on Thursday. The main three cabin crew unions in Italy, ANPAV, ANPAC, and FIT CISL, were involved in the deal.
Under the new agreement, which will be governed by Italian law and spans three years, Italian cabin crew workers will be able to transition to local contracts and will see increased pay under a new structure. An Italian pension scheme will be also be introduced as part of the agreement.
"This agreement follows recent cabin crew agreements in Ireland with FORSA and in the UK with UNITE," said Ryanair Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson.
"This agreement is a further sign of the significant progress Ryanair is making in reaching agreements with our people and their unions in different EU countries, and disproves false claims made by smaller unions not involved in these negotiations, and who are threatening strikes later this winter, which will either not take place or be unsuccessful," Wilson added.
Shares in Ryanair were up 1.9% at 13.30 pence on Friday.
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