VIDEO: Plans to stamp out bogus self-employment contracts are being finalised

Plans to prevent companies from using bogus self-employment contracts to abuse workers’ rights for extra profit are being finalised by the Labour Party.

The proposed changes come amid concern that contract workers are being denied sick pay and are not paying the correct tax as they are declared self-employed by the employer.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, employment minister Ged Nash pledged that Labour would move to overhaul the law — if returned after the general election.