RTÉ has offered staff contracts to 81 people after the Revenue Commissioners raised concerns over their trading relationship with the station. Scores of freelancers or self-employed contractors were offered staff positions instead – and 78 have accepted, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is to hear. They were given a month to accept or reject their individual offers, which follow a Revenue analysis of 157 RTÉ self-employment contracts, and a consultancy report to station bosses. Social Democrats co-leader Catherine Murphy has questioned how some RTÉ stars on huge salaries could continue to be on “protracted” self-employment contracts for many years, without being taken on as staff. RTÉ has offered 81 contracts of employment in recent months, “of which 78 were formally accepted”, the PAC is told in correspondence to be formally opened on Thursday.

Source: Irish Independent March 03, 2021 18:49 UTC