Press Release: Judgment in Joined Cases C-168/16 and C-169/16 Sandra Nogueira and Others v Crewlink Ltd and Miguel José Moreno Osacar v Ryanair

Background and further information
According to ECJ Advocate General Saugmandsgaard Øe, in an Opinion give in April 2017, disputes relating to contracts of employment of air hostesses and stewards come within the jurisdiction of the courts of the place ‘where or from which’ those employees principally carry out their obligations vis-à-vis their employer.

The national court must determine that place in the light of all the relevant circumstances, including the place where the worker starts and ends his working days.In a judgement given on the 14 September 2017 the European Court of Justice (ECJ)stated that in disputes relating to their employment contracts, air crew members have the option of bringing proceedings before the courts of the place where they perform the essential part of their duties vis-à-vis their employer.

The national court must determine that place in the light of all the relevant circumstances, an employee’s ‘home base’ being a significant indicator to that effect.

The Conversation, 22.09.17: Ryanair’s red hot growth may have left its pilots in the cold https://theconversation.com/ryanairs-red-hot-growth-may-have-left-its-pilots-in-the-cold-84381

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