Women pilots told ‘terminate your pregnancy or employment’

Many contract pilots afraid to speak up, says head of Irish Air Line Pilots' Association

About half the pilots working in Irish-registered airlines were hired as self-employed contractors, says IALPA president. Stock photograph: Thomas_EyeDesign/Getty images

About half the pilots working in Irish-registered airlines were hired as self-employed contractors, says IALPA president. Stock photograph: Thomas_EyeDesign/Getty images

Some women pilots in Irish-registered airlines are being told they have a choice: terminate their pregnancy or terminate their employment, the president of the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association (IALPA) has claimed.

Capt Evan Cullen told an Oireachtas Committee investigation into bogus self-employment that about half the pilots working in Irish-registered airlines were hired as self-employed contractors.

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