Greedy contractors flout the law

We are all too well aware of the rigorous campaign being waged by the Revenue Commissioners against those tax evaders who used the bogus non-resident schemes, on the advice of various financial institutions, to escape their legitimate tax obligations.

An equally tough attack must be launched against those employers in the construction industry, some carrying out contracts for local authorities, who are deliberately flouting the law in relation to their workers’ pension contribution rights.

Through their greed, they are saving themselves somewhere in the region of between an estimated €35 million and €100 million annually, without any thought or consideration for the 50,000 workers who are being denied their rights because of this illegal and systematic subterfuge.