labor commissioner has now made clear that ryanair employees have a right to get contracts according to the laws of their country of residence that could have implications for shift times holiday entitlements pensions and health care needs longstanding demands by the unions. europe's largest low cost carrier hires most of its staff under irish law even if they're not based in ireland that way the airline can give fewer vacation days observe shorter term anation notices and employ temps long term ryanair c.e.o. michael o'leary was in brussels on wednesday to justify his business practices to the e.u. but the response he got from the european employment commissioner will not buy into his taste. respecting the law is not something nobody which workers should have to negotiate and not something that can be postponed to a later date consumers workers and businesses rightly expect the u. rules to be obliged in practice the e.u.