Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

As a lay person, my understanding of an implicit element of the law is that, if I am subcontracted on a major construction project and fear that I will not be paid, I have the right to withdraw my labour and terminate my contract, be it written or not, for the works involved. Given the fact that the Bill envisages a resolution process, I take it that there is nothing implicit in the legislation that cuts across the fundamental right to terminate a contract. Just because a resolution process is available, I should not be obliged as a subcontractor to continue providing my labour.