Over 80 RTÉ freelancers reclassified after report finds 'attributes akin to employment'

In a letter to the Public Accounts Committee Ms Forbes states that of the 82 employees subsequently offered direct contracts, some 79 had accepted same.

RTÉ offered 82 workers direct PAYE contracts after discovering they had “developed attributes more akin to employment”.

Director General of the State Broadcaster Dee Forbes said that on the back of an external report by consultants Eversheds Sutherland in 2018 the State broadcaster had updated its policy and process with regard to the hiring of freelancers.