Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 28 March 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed)

Ms Jean Winters:

We are supportive of any mechanisms and measures to ensure compliance with the regulations. Deputy Joan Collins set out the example of a worker who was just told that the only option was to go as a self-employed person. We would absolutely not support any kind of a situation such as that; it is clearly wrong because the regulations are in place. Someone can either be classified as a self-employed person or he or she should be regarded as directly employed. We are very supportive of all of the mechanisms that are in place. There are sufficient mechanisms to ensure compliance and we would support any enhanced measures to make sure that there are inspectors out there on the ground ensuring that the various regulations are adhered to.

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