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S5E6 - Constructive Dismissal (with Marc Jones)

Employment Law Matters

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The Last Straw Must Contribute Something to the Bridge

Under the law of constructive dismissal, the whole series of events can be added together to see if cumulatively it's serious enough to justify resignation. The last event doesn't need to be something very serious to be enough for constructive dismissal. It's just got to add something to tip the balance and amount to a sufficient reason to justify resigning. And in not QUS Act, that's something that's minor or inconsequential by the employer cannot be a last straw,. even if the employee genuinely, but mistakenly interprets the act as hurtful and destructive of their trust and confidence in the employer.

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