Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
September 14 2017 - 8:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the
month of September 2017
RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
Dublin
Airport
County Dublin Ireland
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file
annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the
information
contained
in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to
the
Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
Exchange
Act of
1934.
Yes
No ..X..
If
"Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant
in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
RYANAIR WELCOMES ECJ "MONS" RULING UPHOLDING EU LAW
&
RYANAIR'S POSITION ON MEMBER STATE JURISDICTION FOR INTERNATIONAL
TRANSPORT WORKERS
Ryanair
today (14 Sept) welcomed the decision of the European Court of
Justice (ECJ) in the "Mons" case which found in favour of Ryanair
by rejecting the CTC Union argument that the home base (i.e where
crew start and end their work day) should be the sole determinant
of what court jurisdiction can hear disputes on labour
issues.
The ECJ
has ruled that all current factors such as where the worker gets
their instructions, where goods/passengers are loaded/unloaded,
where the work tools are stored, where the work is
organised/performed and where the worker returns to at the end of
their duty should continue to be considered in conjunction with the
home base as part of an overall assessment in determining
jurisdiction.
This
ECJ decision does not change the status quo of Irish Contracts of
Employment for Ryanair crew based across Europe. Ryanair will
continue to employ its crew on Irish contracts of employment, and
this decision only updates the criteria for assessing the
jurisdiction of national courts to hear legal cases locally and
does not alter the law applicable to the contract, which is
determined by the Rome I regulation (593/2008).
All EU
Member States' national employment legislation is derived from EU
directives to ensure protection for employees in relation to areas
including annual leave, maternity leave and sickness benefits.
Irish legislation has adopted all EU directives on employment
rights which are also covered in Ryanair contracts of employment
and in some cases, offers better protection than some EU countries;
for example, maternity leave in Ireland is more favourable than in
Belgium and the Irish minimum wage is also amongst the highest in
Europe.
Ryanair's Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said:
"We welcome this "Mons" case ruling which upholds the existing EU
rules on the jurisdiction of Member States national courts, and
accepts Ryanair's position that just one criteria (i.e. basing)
cannot unilaterally determine jurisdiction. Maintaining broad
assessment criteria ensures that the most appropriate jurisdiction
should apply in cases involving international transport workers
rather than a sole criterion approach, which would narrow the
assessment and restrict movement and flexibility with a myriad of
regulations and different crews throughout Europe.
We do not believe this "Mons" ruling will in any way alter our
Irish contracts of employment or the union rights which all of our
people enjoy under the protection of the Irish
Constitution."
ENDS
For further information
please
contact:
Robin
Kiely
Piaras Kelly
Ryanair
DAC
Edelman Ireland
Tel:
+353-1-9451949
Tel: +353-1-6789 333
press@ryanair.com
ryanair@edelman.com
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Date: 14
September, 2017
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By:___/s/
Juliusz Komorek____
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Juliusz
Komorek
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Company
Secretary
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