Car dealer must pay mechanic €22k

A Tipperary car dealer has been ordered to pay a former mechanic €22,000 after a ruling that he was constructively dismissed from his job.

The Employment Appeals Tribunal found that it was reasonable that mechanic, Edward Fahy, terminated his employment with Denis Kinane Motors, a Honda dealer based in Thurles, after he was accused of stealing a piece of equipment.

The EAT said the allegation of the unlawful taking of a voltage meter from the company’s premises had been unsubstantiated.