Employee awarded €67,500 over late payments by Cork firm
A senior project manager in Cork was awarded €67,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission ruled he was constructively dismissed due to repeated late salary payments. The employer, Indeff Ltd, failed to meet contractual payment obligations, leading to the employee's resignation.
Why it matters
This case underscores the legal protections for employees regarding timely compensation and the consequences for companies that breach fundamental employment contracts.
An employee who was repeatedly paid late by his Cork employer has been awarded €67,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that the failure to pay his wages on time amounted to constructive dismissal.
Alan Healy An employee who was repeatedly paid late by his Cork employer has been awarded €67,500 after the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) found that the failure to pay his wages on time amounted to constructive dismissal.
In a decision, the WRC found that pay was a fundamental term of the employee’s contract and that the repeated failure to pay him in accordance with that contract amounted to a fundamental breach.
The case was brought by Robert Donovan against Indeff Ltd, based on Cork’s Monahan Rd, where he had worked as a senior project manager since 2017. His contract provided for a basic salary of €67,500 a year, payable each month.
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