Atypical forms of employment in the aviation sector', European social dialogue, European Commission, 2015 (original) (raw)

The liberalisation of the European aviation market and the emergence of new business models– e.g. low-cost airlines – has given rise to numerous trends in contemporary employment relations concluded vis-a-vis pilots and cabin crew members. On the one hand this evolution significantly increased and facilitated the competitive nature of the aviation industry to the benefit of individual consumers in what concerns not only price, but equally so, accessibility. On the other hand however, atypical forms of employment (atypical for this study is every form of employment other than an open-ended employment contract) are increasingly prevalent within the aviation industry as a result thereof, including, amongst others, self-employment, fixed-term work, work via temporary work agencies as well as zero-hour contracts and pay-to-fly schemes. Whilst from a legal perspective, atypical forms of employment may not necessarily be problematic, there is rising concern that the application and usage t...