An employee who resigned and successfully claimed constructive dismissal after she was told to do housekeeping duties instead of her usual job has been awarded £28,000 by the tribunal. Why did the
employee have a legal right to resign?
Published 20.09.2023
When it comes to comments about age, there’s a fine line between harmless banter and discriminatory treatment. So what lessons can be learnt from a recent tribunal case in which the employee had been
described as “past it”?
Published 11.01.2012
An employee claims that her manager’s aggressive tone amounts to sexual harassment. He says it’s simply “justifiable criticism” as she’s not pulling her weight. What is the tribunal likely to say?
Published 19.11.2010
An employer has been ordered to pay a former employee who resigned compensation totalling £49,000. This was all down to one fatal mistake. So what did it do that was wholly unacceptable?
Published 15.12.2014
When men and women work together, affairs can follow. But as one employer found out, making negative comments about it is a no-no. Why should he have treated it as a private matter? And how could he
have protected himself?
Published 01.12.2009
A male employee who was sacked after he was embarrassingly caught short on two occasions has won his unfair dismissal claim and compensation of nearly £30,000. Why did the employer make such a mess
of this case?
Published 03.11.2016
One employer who was faced with a constructive dismissal claim tried to put the matter right by offering an apology. So what did the Court of Appeal say about this? Did it make amends or was the
damage already done?
Published 07.04.2010
An employee who overheard her manager saying to a colleague that her dismissal was “a work in progress” has won her constructive dismissal claim. Why are comments like this dangerous?
Published 02.07.2018
In a 2018 case, the employer threatened to impose a significant pay cut on the employee due to his dwindling sales figures. According to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, why was this threat
problematic?
Published 19.06.2018
If an employer commits a serious breach of contract, the employee can resign and claim constructive dismissal. However, in order to succeed at the tribunal, must that breach be the root cause of the
employee’s resignation?
Published 19.11.2013