Aer Lingus has proposed significant cuts to the pay, conditions and employer pension contributions of cabin crew and ground handling staff, as the airline struggles to recover from the Covid pandemic.
Documents presented to cabin crew union Fórsa and ground handling union SIPTU suggest the company will impose a pay freeze until 2026 - with no cost increasing claims permitted.
The documents show that the airline also plans to cut the company contribution to staff pensions from 10% to 7% for future recruits.
However, proposed pay cuts affecting some longer-serving current employees would not take effect until staff return to 100% of standard pay and hours - as most are only on 60% at present.