RTÉ has launched legal action against officers of the Department of Social Protection and the Social Welfare Appeals Office as the state broadcaster files another appeal in a long-running controversy over the classification of workers between contractors and employees, and attached social welfare benefits. High Court records show that solicitors at Arthur Cox representing RTÉ issued a special summons on Thursday against the minister for social protection and an appeals officer of the Social Welfare Appeals Office. The case is listed for a first hearing in November. According to the review of contractor fees and human resources at RTÉ, commissioned…

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