Constructive dismissal

New and updated

• Type:

  Employment law guide

  Forms of termination

  Updated to include information on Nelson v Renfrewshire Council, in which the EAT considered if an employee's failure to exhaust the grievance procedure was a relevant factor in a constructive unfair dismissal claim.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Flexible working: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at four recent employment cases brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests, including two where the tribunal found the employee had been constructively dismissed.

• Type:

  How to

  How to protect against claims of constructive dismissal

  Updated to reflect the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal, effective from 6 April 2024.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Constructive dismissal tribunal round-up: Express and implied breaches

  We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions where the unfair constructive dismissal claim was successful because of mistakes made by the employer that breached the employment contract expressly or impliedly.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Social media misconduct: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers criticised or disciplined employees for their social media activities.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Dress codes: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions concerning dress and jewellery codes that led to successful employment tribunal claims for religious discrimination and unfair constructive dismissal.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Age discrimination: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three employment tribunal cases in which employers were held to have discriminated against employees because their age was a factor in their dismissal.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Unfair constructive dismissal: Employment tribunal round-up

  We look at three recent employment tribunal decisions where the actions of the employer led to successful unfair constructive dismissal claims.

• Date:

  6 May 2022

  Type:

  Podcasts and webinars

  Webinar: Avoiding unfair constructive dismissal claims

  Max Winthrop guides you through everything you need to know about constructive dismissals and how they can be defended.

• Type:

  Employment law cases

  Mishandled flexible working requests: Case law round-up

  We look at three successful employment tribunal claims brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests. We also examine two Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions on getting agreement from the employee to extend the three-month decision period and the requirement for a single mother to be available to work late shifts.