Tribunal awards €15k to worker who was ‘right to quit’

A worker who was not properly paid over a period of three years was justified in quitting his job, a tribunal has decided, awarding him over €15,000.

Joinery installation company Burke Fabrications Ltd, of Milltown, Co Galway, had repeatedly breached the mutual trust with the employee, Kevin Kilkerr, by either refusing or failing to pay him his due wages, the Employment Appeals Tribunal found.

Mr Kilkerr took his case to the tribunal, insisting he had no option but to quit his job. The company claimed he had simply left his employment.