If an employee is unhappy about something, they have the statutory right to raise a grievance. But suppose they don’t exercise it? Could you use this fact to your advantage if they later run crying
to the tribunal?
Published 17.10.2012
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
Employees can allege discrimination on many grounds and defending them can be a real challenge for employers. So what was the winning strategy of the employer who saw off a race claim?
Published 10.04.2012
The tribunal often deals with claims where the employee alleges that they have been constructively dismissed by their employer. But what is a constructive dismissal and how does it differ from an
unfair dismissal?
Published 13.02.2019
An employee has just presented you with a written grievance. However, you suspect from the content that it’s been fabricated purely to get somebody else into trouble. Are you still obliged to
investigate it?
Published 01.02.2016
A former employee claims you breached the implied term of trust and confidence. You want to show that it was their own behaviour that first caused the breach. Is this enough to defend a constructive
dismissal claim?
Published 18.09.2008
When an employee raises a grievance, the outcome decision may include some form of resolution. A ruling from the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) highlights why resolutions should be actioned
properly. What do you need to know?
Published 26.05.2022
In order for an employee to claim constructive dismissal, they must resign - either with or without notice. But what if they resign and give you more than their required contractual notice? Can they
still claim constructive dismissal?
Published 27.06.2014
If an employee raises a formal grievance and you subsequently reject it either in part or in full, they have the statutory right to appeal. Assuming they go down this route, what should you always
ensure happens?
Published 05.11.2013
For an employee to win a constructive dismissal claim, they must show that your behaviour breached the implied term of trust and confidence. But how quickly must they act? What does a new Employment
Appeal Tribunal case say?
Published 20.09.2007