Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant was entitled to insolvency compensation under the unemployment insurance scheme.
Solution extraite
No entitlement existed because he failed to assert substantial wage claims in time and did not adequately mitigate his loss.
Motifs extraits
The court held that, given the long-standing and substantial wage arrears, the appellant should have taken further steps well before bankruptcy. As a managing employee with insight into the company’s finances, he had to realize that payment was unlikely. Waiting until 27 March 2009 was grossly negligent.