Bogus self-employment could be 'solved overnight', PAC hears

Stop using test cases to determine a worker’s status, says activist Martin McMahon

The Public Accounts Committee, chaired by Brian Stanley, heard views on how to deal with bogus self-employment. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The issue of bogus self-employment for couriers and construction workers could be “solved overnight” if the State was to stop using test cases to determine a worker’s status, an Oireachtas committee has heard.

Speaking before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), activist Martin McMahon said that those industries represent the “low hanging fruit” in terms of the issue.