Michael Clifford: A 25-year odyssey to expose bogus self-employment

Martin McMahon, a former courier, tells PAC that the big problem for workers is the way in which employment is interpreted by the State agencies

Bicycle couriers on St Patrick's St, Cork City. Couriers are among workers affected by bogus self-employment. Picture: Larry Cummins

Martin McMahon doesn’t fit the typical profile of a witness to an Oireachtas committee.

Those who normally appear before the politicians are judicious with statements, wary of questions and avoid opinions. Mr McMahon tore up the playbook at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).