The Hungarian airline Wizz Air has been forced to reinstate four pilots and ten cabin crew by the Romanian court system. Wizz Air dismissed the pilots and the cabin crew, who were based in Romania, in April 2020, but the dismissals were challenged by the professional association FPU Romania and the dismissed employees. Wizz Air … Læs Mere
A fund of DKK 20 millions for certificate renewal will help unemployed pilots and air traffic controllers in Denmark getting closer to a new job. The application site is now open, and FPU encourages pilots and air traffic controllers who lost their jobs during the corona crisis to find information about the application process on … Læs Mere
The ruling in the Primera case is a clear decision which cements that companies cannot underpay pilots who work on a Danish base, but do not have the same terms as their colleagues on a collective agreement, says labor market researcher Henning Jørgensen. Last month, the Danish Labor Court ruled that a pilot employed as … Læs Mere
If Wizz Air is successful in Norway, there is no doubt that the company will see its chance to open bases in Sweden and Denmark, threatening the Scandinavian model. We need to act now to avoid a deterioration of working conditions throughout Scandinavia, writes Mircea Constantin, who represents FPU Romania. FPU Romania er en forening, der … Læs Mere