Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 5 December 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Gerald NashGerald Nash (Labour) | Oireachtas source

This applied to workers in the courier sector. If a courier has a concern about their insurability and their employment status, they can take the case the normal way for determination. If they are unsatisfied with that, they can appeal to the Social Welfare Appeals Office. This is treated on a de novobasis and the matters are considered on their own merits, as well as the application of case law and experience. Is Ms Gordon categorically stating for the record that no precedential test cases are used to inform these decisions?

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