Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Sectoral Employment Order (Electrical Contracting Sector) 2021: Discussion

Photo of Matt ShanahanMatt Shanahan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Just on the point of bogus self-employment, as Ms Coogan described it, there are some reasons why people would prefer to be self employed coming onto a site, particularly for a short-term contract. They might decide to do this, depending on their relationship with the Revenue Commissioners. They might be operating as a sole trader and therefore they are coming onto the site. They might also be contracted into a general contract. Will that force people who are essentially self-employed to make additional payments or provide additional covers under their own business? Or does it have any effect on them? Can they basically operate just as sole traders into a general contract?

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