Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
Public Accounts Committee
Bogus Self-Employment: Discussion
12:30 pm
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
There have been several reports of what is known as blacklisting, where workers are either threatened with losing or do lose their jobs for even attempting to raise the issue of their employment status. I referred to the meat processing sector because it is often the case that employees or self-employed people in that area happen to be independently working through an agency for a factory, for example, while also renting their accommodation from the same source. It is not just that these workers' jobs are at risk but also their homes. Does Mr. McMahon have any evidence or reportage regarding the type of means by which blacklisting occurs?
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