Ryanair Pilots Get Paternity Leave in Carrier's First Labor Pact

  • Budget airline seeks to duplicate Italy deal in other markets
  • Irish pilots currently voting after last week’s breakthrough
Ryanair Strikes Deal With Pilots
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Ryanair Holdings Plc signed its first-ever union contract, granting Italian pilots perks such as severance pay and parental leave in a deal the airline hopes to repeat across its network to quell a protracted labor dispute.

The agreement also commits Ryanair to making contributions to national health care and social-security funds, the Italian pilots union ANPAC said Tuesday in a statement. A “wide majority” backed the agreement after eight months of negotiations, it said.