Pilot claims ‘harassment’ forced him out of Ryanair

A FORMER Ryanair pilot has claimed he was forced by the airline to choose between paying €15,000 himself to retrain on new aircraft or waive his right to bring grievance procedures against the airline.

Peard, 39, who now works for Emirates Airlines based in Dubai, claims he was constructively dismissed from his job with Ryanair after he felt compelled to resign in June 2007 following a “systematic and ongoing campaign of harassment” over a number of years.

The pilot claims Ryanair denied him promotion, manipulated the roster to reduce his salary as well as deliberately underpaying him.