The recent Supreme Court ruling by Mr Justice Murrary found delivery drivers for Domino’s Pizza should be treated as employees and not contractors. What does this mean for Ireland’s gig economy workers and their (now) employers? The background here is tax, specifically PRSI. The Revenue Commissioners figured Domino’s workers were workers and so the company trading as Domino’s Pizza, Karshan (Midlands) Ltd, was therefore responsible in the usual way for most of the taxes that most employers pay most workers, like PRSI. Revenue sued the company, won, lost an appeal, took that appeal to the Supreme Court, and won. The…

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From an economic perspective, the Domino’s ruling pulls much of the promise of the gig economy apart

The gig economy’s downsides are well known and now, thanks to the Domino's judgment, they are less likely to be found at all ends of the market. In the end, the gig economy is not going to fall apart, but it will change.

2nd Nov, 2023 - 5 min read

Stephen Kinsella

Chief Economics Writer

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