The body representing convenience stores and newsagents has criticised the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Support Scheme, claiming it makes it more lucrative to leave work than to remain in employment, after it reported 25 allegedly bogus claims to the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
The reports, made by the Convenience Stores and Newsagents Association, relate to cases where the worker had walked off the job despite the employer needing to keep them on.
Following a meeting of the national executive of the association this afternoon, CEO Vincent Jennings revealed that the organisation has so far reported 25 allegedly bogus claims to the Special Investigations Unit of the Department.