Revenue refuses to commission probe into courier industry

How couriers were considered under employment status was up for scrutiny. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire

The Revenue Commissioners have refused to commission an independent investigation into the issue of bogus self employment in the courier industry.

The investigation had been recommended by the Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee in June on foot of a deal struck between the Revenue and courier firms in March 1997 which led to such workers being treated as self-employed. This was done “in the interest of uniformity”, Revenue has previously said.