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Is this lawyer in the DM wrong about constructive dismissal?

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StickyProblem · 28/01/2011 17:22

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1351274/So-does-saucy-office-banter-cross-legal-line.html

Hi all,

This is only out of interest. In the linked article, the lawyer seems very keen on the solution "resign, and claim constructive dismissal". I thought it was very very difficult to win a constructive dismissal case? This article makes it sound dead easy to resign and win a case. Would welcome any clarification.

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flowery · 28/01/2011 20:11

Incredibly misleading and irresponsible article imo.

You are absolutely right to think that constructive dismissal is very difficult to win. The article seems to suggest that with one unpleasant incident, an employee can immediately resign and claim constructive dismissal with no prior pattern of behaviour or mistreatment, and importantly, no attempt at all to resolve the situation internally before bringing a claim.

There's no way you could claim constructive dismissal if your boss loses his/her temper as a one-off and calls you a f*%$ing idiot.

StickyProblem · 31/01/2011 12:16

Thanks very much flowery. I thought so.
Comments are now closed on that article - after loads of "how dare these humourless women sue hardworking business owners" type posts.

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