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PWE sign-off delay: resignation over unauthorised absence meeting was not constructive dismissal
A graduate trainee accountant who resigned after being invited to a disciplinary meeting for unauthorised absence failed to prove constructive unfair dismissal. The tribunal found the employer's conduct did not breach trust and confidence.
Security officer's constructive dismissal claim fails: minor pay errors and disciplinary process not a breach of trust
A security officer who resigned after a disciplinary process was started following a two-hour absence from her post has lost her constructive unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal found the employer's conduct, including minor pay issues and a request for an occupational health assessment, did not amount to a repudiatory breach of contract.
Constructive unfair dismissal claim fails after employer followed proper grievance process
A maintenance worker with 11 years' service resigned after his employer investigated and responded to his grievance. The tribunal found the process was fair and dismissed his constructive unfair dismissal claim.
Business manager's constructive dismissal claim fails over PIP process
A business manager with 8 years' service resigned after being invited to a second disciplinary hearing for underperformance. The tribunal found no breach of trust and confidence and dismissed his constructive unfair dismissal claim.
Pregnant customer service adviser denied risk assessment and supportive chair: constructive dismissal succeeds
A customer service adviser with 2 years' service was constructively unfairly dismissed after Lloyds Bank failed to carry out a pregnancy risk assessment or provide a supportive chair, and mishandled her grievance. The tribunal upheld her pregnancy discrimination and unfair dismissal claims.
Area manager's constructive dismissal claim fails after resignation by email
An area manager with 8 years' service resigned by email after his grievance was rejected. The tribunal found he was not constructively dismissed because the employer's conduct did not amount to a fundamental breach of trust and confidence.
Mask exemption and redeployment: constructive dismissal claim fails
A QA operative with six years' service resigned after his grievance was rejected, claiming constructive unfair dismissal. The tribunal found the employer had reasonable and proper cause for all its actions.
Bus driver's constructive dismissal claim fails over home visit and data breach
A bus driver with over eight years' service lost his constructive unfair dismissal claim after resigning over a manager's home visit and a historic data breach. The tribunal found the employer's actions were not a repudiatory breach of trust.
Golf course manager's constructive dismissal claim fails over board members' conduct
A golf course manager who resigned after being called a 'dickhead' by a board member and feeling undermined by the new captain has lost his constructive unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal found no breach of trust and confidence.
Cumulative delays in grievance and capability process led to constructive dismissal
A facilities maintenance engineer resigned after repeated delays in his capability and grievance processes. The tribunal found a cumulative breach of trust and confidence and awarded £36,896.
Repeated underpayments after TUPE transfer: a shunter's constructive dismissal claim succeeds
A bus depot shunter with 16 years' service resigned after repeated payroll errors. The tribunal found the persistent underpayments were a fundamental breach of contract, making his constructive dismissal unfair.
Programme Delivery Manager resigns during redundancy consultation: constructive dismissal claim fails
A Programme Delivery Manager with nine years' service resigned during a redundancy consultation and claimed constructive unfair dismissal. The tribunal dismissed her claim, finding that the employer's conduct was not a fundamental breach of contract.
Transport director's constructive dismissal claim fails after sick pay dispute
A transport director with 20 years' service lost her constructive unfair dismissal claim after resigning over a sick pay dispute and an investigatory meeting. The tribunal found no repudiatory breach of contract.
Constructive dismissal after employer claimed furlough while employee worked full-time
A senior sales consultant who was placed on furlough without his knowledge and continued working full-time has won his constructive dismissal claim. The tribunal found the employer's actions breached trust and confidence.
Constructive dismissal claim fails: grievance delay not a breach of trust
A customer assistant with 12 years' service resigned after a delay in his grievance response. The tribunal found no repudiatory breach, and his constructive dismissal claim was dismissed.
Store manager's constructive dismissal claim fails after he resigns for new job
A store manager who resigned after three weeks without a grievance response lost his constructive dismissal claim. The tribunal found he left for a new job, not because of his employer's conduct.
Beauty therapist loses constructive dismissal claim but wins holiday pay
A beauty therapist who resigned claiming constructive unfair dismissal lost her case, but the tribunal ordered True Beauty Salon Limited to pay £639.60 for unpaid holiday pay and an unauthorised deduction.
Head of finance loses constructive dismissal claim after resignation over alleged lie
A head of finance who resigned after believing her manager had lied about instructing an external consultant to contact her has lost her constructive unfair dismissal claim. The tribunal found no breach of trust and confidence.
Trainee site manager loses constructive dismissal claim over sick pay row
A trainee site manager with five years' service resigned after a dispute over sick pay and earlier workplace incidents, but the tribunal found no fundamental breach of trust and confidence.
Warehouse operative loses constructive dismissal claim after last straw incident not proven
A warehouse operative with 7 years' service resigned after securing a new job, but his claim that a final incident forced him out was rejected by the tribunal. All claims of constructive dismissal, disability discrimination, and harassment were dismissed.
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