ryanair to latvia??

ronbyrne2005

RYANAIR is considering transferring its aviation certificate from Ireland to Latvia in a move which experts say could reduce the ability of the company's Irish pilots and cabin crew to claim the protection of Irish employment law.

The airline's chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has confirmed that the airline is considering moving its licence, known as an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC); but said this would be a simple cost-reduction measure and would not impinge on the employment rights of its Irish staff.

"We are not looking at a Latvian AOC from that point of view. Employment legislation in Ireland is aimed at multinationals and there's no way we can just scuttle off to Latvia to undermine it," he said.

BuffyBot

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=166272884&p=y66z7359x

Ryanair has slammed a report in today's Irish Independent that the airline is considering transferring its aviation certificate from Ireland to Latvia, thereby possibly reducing the ability of the company's Irish pilots and cabin crew to claim protection under Irish employment law.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said today: "There is no truth in the speculative claims, which appeared in this morning's Irish Independent. Ryanair has held discussions with a number of other EU aviation authorities, solely with a view to lowering the high aircraft licensing costs here in Ireland.

"Any such initiative if implemented would have no impact whatsoever on either our aircraft or our highly paid employees who are based here in Ireland.

"It is a pity that newspapers sometimes run these entirely untrue stories on the basis of entirely manufactured speculation by uninformed local lawyers, when the airline has confirmed on the record, that there is no truth whatsoever to these invented claims".

It's seems someone jumped the gun a little.

Victor

BuffyBot wrote:

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said today: "There is no truth in the speculative claims...."

Of course there isn't, they're moving to Cyprus, not Latvia.*



* May not be true.

billy the squid

Ron, Why do I get the distinct impression that you are filled with glee at the thought of Irish people losing their jobs?

Karl Hungus

With the kind of taxes we have in Ireland, is it any wonder such companies want to take their business elsewhere? I believe the government should wake up and smell what they're shovelling, because they're pretty much inviting economic ruin. Here's a thought, you're got so many millions to blow away without a care, how's about attempting to be competative with other countries taxes? That's hardly going to put a ding in the kitty if you can flush over €100 Million down the toilet... Might be a nice alternative to leaving all the Irish employees out to dry.

Christ, bunch of pissants.

RuggieBear

Karl Hungus wrote:

With the kind of taxes we have in Ireland, is it any wonder such companies want to take their business elsewhere? I believe the government should wake up and smell what they're shovelling, because they're pretty much inviting economic ruin. Here's a thought, you're got so many millions to blow away without a care, how's about attempting to be competative with other countries taxes? That's hardly going to put a ding in the kitty if you can flush over €100 Million down the toilet... Might be a nice alternative to leaving all the Irish employees out to dry.

Christ, bunch of pissants.

we have extraordinarily low taxes compared to the other developed eu countries...

Karl Hungus

RuggieBear wrote:

we have extraordinarily low taxes compared to the other developed eu countries...

Oh yes, other "Developed eu countries" like, oh cyprus where Irish Ferries are now flagged under? :rolleyes:

A Dub in Glasgo

Ireland has one of the lowest corporate tax systems in Europe. Any lower and we will be paying companies to come and set up in Ireland.

Victor

RuggieBear wrote:

we have extraordinarily low taxes compared to the other developed eu countries...

I think its either Latvia or Lithuania have a 0% corporation tax.

Of course, Ryanair staff tend to be based in specific locations and fly-return, fly-return, ending the day in the same location. However with some routes, if short enough they will fit it a fifth or sixth flight in the day, which might leave people out of country every other day.

The difference compared to Irish Ferries of course is that the Ryanair staff at the end of a day's work end up on land, ships crew doesn't as they tend to work two weeks on, two weeks off.

RuggieBear

We've undercut our eu bretheren for years with lower taxes and breaks for the rich and now that the new eu countries are doing the same, people are complaining our taxes are sky high...