RTÉ bogus self-employed workers fear 'quietly disappearing' at the end of their contracts

Sports commentator Brian Carthy (centre) with others protesting against the practice of bogus self-employment at RTÉ outside Leinster House today, as the Media Committee discusses the issue of misclassification of workers’ employment status at the broadcaster. Photo: Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie

Bogus self-employed workers at RTÉ have described how they feel at risk of “quietly disappearing” from the organisation at the end of their contracts, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Testimony from those workers — some of whom were in attendance in the public gallery — was read directly into the Dáil record by Media Committee member Brendan Griffin on Wednesday, after the committee declined to invite the bogus self-employed to give their own testimony in person.