Fair City star Tony Tormey has demanded RTE boss Dee Forbes be called to give evidence in his employment claim against the broadcaster.
The actor, who has played Paul Brennan in the TV soap since it launched in 1989, claims he is entitled to an open-ended contract. But RTE says Mr Tormey, who earns €4,500 a week, was always happy to be a self-employed contractor.
His case under the Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003 heard legal submissions yesterday before the Workplace Relations Commission. Conor Bowman SC, who appeared for Mr Tormey, said his client became entitled to a contract of indefinite duration “by operation of law” in 2004, when the act came into force.
