Interesting interview with a Ryanair pilot on the radio this morning

He was saying about how they have to pay 30,000 Euros for the training, do not get paid a penny whilst training, then when working they are on a zero hours contract and have to set up a limited company i.e. self employed status so they get tax relief. This means taxpayers are subsidising Ryanair.

The cancelled flights are because they have all gone to Norwegian and other airlines

My main point - is this the price we all have to pay for cheap flights? Same with Uber and Deliveroo, companies riding on this gig economy where they pass on some of the business risk onto employees which means they earn less and have no employee rights, in the end we all pay the price and the only winners are shareholders.

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This is all about effectively regulating capitalism so that it works more than it exploits.

The rise of the gig economy to the present level perhaps shows that we need better regulators.

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Can someone explain to me the issues surrounding UBER.Genuine question, not aware of the facts.

I note that there have been concerns raised about the drivers being self-employed and without company rights but is this not the same for a plethora of taxi firms throughout the country ?

bullies always get their comeupence, eventually.

uplifting work from the pilots.

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

ah now come on Ted.

it is good value.

As i was boarding the plane, and the stewardess checked my boarding card...there was no extra charge when she kicked me up the ar$e as i walked past her.

you can pay serious money in an upstairs massage parlour in Soho to be abused and dominated.

Edited by PalazioVecchio (22 Sep 2017 11.54am)

Eze Peasy at Anfield....

It doesn't, it means they're third party contractors to Ryan Air. They'll be eligible to claim certain expenses as a result, but also have to pay corporation tax, VAT and dividends etc plus they only get paid for work they do (they're not quite in the same position as other zero hour contracts).

So they're not funded by the taxpayer - the taxation is collected differently for people who are self employed which represents costs incurred in the process of working.

This can be very beneficial to employers (as they're not having to pay accommodation for employees etc) and to employees (who are not restricted to working just for Ryan Air, and can fix the cost of their services).

I'm self employed. The money in terms of say tax that a company saves, is generally paid by me, rather than them (ie the VAT a company would pay on my services is off set by them, but paid by me instead). Like them, I can claim valid expenses back against that, but have to validate them on inspection.

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