Why does it matter Jon Horne ECA VicePresident ECA is the Social Partner and Voice for European Professional Pilots What does the study show Over 6600 pilots 10 of EU Pilots ID: 598694
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Atypical Employment
Why does it matter?Jon HorneECA Vice-President
ECA is
the Social Partner and Voice
for
European Professional Pilots Slide2Slide3
What does the study show?
Over 6600 pilots – 10% of EU Pilots – very robust>
1 in 6 pilots atypically employed
–
many 1000s
But… Problem is concentrated:
40% of young pilots (20-30) not directly employed
½ Low Fare
Airline
pilots not directly employed
4 out of 5 ‘self-employed’ pilots work for LFAs
HALF
of ‘self-employed’ pilots
unable to take
unfettered professional
safety
judgements
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Examples show why this matters
Pay to Fly schemes and zero-hours for key safety workers is gross folly
Far eastern crew ‘parachuted in’ to fly in Europe – ¼ the price, but
really part of safety culture?
Evidence indicating safety
reporting rate 3 times lower
after precarious contracts introduced
Isolation by atypical employment
avoids tax
and social obligations
to undercut others
in marketSlide7
What could fix this?
Ban Pay to Fly & Zero-hours – Perverse incentive for key safety worker –
need Apprenticeships
Strengthen ‘Home
Base’
– Give aircrew a home in EU to derive rights from, not a loophole for cowboys
Prevent bogus,
& cap indirect, setups – default assumption of direct employment unless
dis
proven
Block Flags of Convenience
– ‘Principle
Place of Business’ is a reality of establishment, not a choice of façade;
revise Visa rules for aircrew