Ryanair ordered to pay €8.3m by French court (bbc.com)
October 28, 2014
A French court has ruled that Irish low cost airline Ryanair must pay €8.1m (£6.4m) in damages and €200,000 in fines for breaches of French labour laws.
An appeal court in Aix-en-Provence found the company guilty of paying workers under Irish contracts to avoid making French social security payments.
The case refers to Ryanair staff employed at Marseille airport between 2007 and 2010.
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