The Rights Commissioner has recognised the employment status of seven Sunday Tribune workers made redundant with the closure of the newspaper. A rare victory for so-called “freelancers” working in Irish newspapers.
The decision clears the way for the workers to apply for redundancy payment and other entitlements from the State Insolvency Fund. Because the Sunday Tribune newspaper regarded the workers as “freelance” or “contributors” the group had been advised they would not be entitled to apply for redundancy payment through the fund. The NUJ challenged the employment status of the group and a Rights Commissioner has upheld the view of the union that that the workers had a full range of entitlements comparable to their colleagues.
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