Constructive dismissal? Don’t know whether to take it further

[HashBrownandBeans]

Long boring story, started working here 8 months ago and settled in fine. They forgot to do 3 month probation. I passed the 6 month one. Another woman started the same time as me. She’s terrible at her job and causes no end of problems with other colleagues(is fine with me). We both took over from a woman who’d been here a few years but she needed part time so moved to other side of office.

In December out of nowhere the management started performance meetings with me but not with other terrible colleague. There are arguments and issues with her every day, but never with me. In the performance meetings the issues were very minor and often other people’s fault. I started looking for a job as felt unfairly pressured and this week, got one, so handed my notice in. Part time woman on the other side suddenly announced she needs fulltime again and she’s taking my job back. That day I’ve been moved to the other side in her chair. Instantly I had a lightbulb moment, this was all planned for months to bully me out.

Tonight I have managed to screenshot WhatsApp chats between the two women and the manager proving this has been planned all along. But what do I do with them? Do I just walk away? Take it further? Attach the screenshots to my exit interview to HR?
An added complication is my DH works for the same company in a different area and he loves it. I don’t want to make his life difficult 😞

That’s not discrimination. This isn’t constructive dismissal either- constructive dismissal is when you are forced to resign. As I understand they plan to actually dismiss you. As you’ve only worked there for 8 months you don’t have any rights to bring an unfair dismissal claim even if it was unfair.

My husband had a similar issue at his workplace - and raised a grievance which did no good whatsoever, just elevated the stress for him. The aggressor had the management team onside through his manipulative behaviour. My husband left not long afterwards.

Honestly OP, of course you have right on your side - but do you really want the stress and grief - particularly with your husband working in the same company? I would certainly request an exit interview and show them those Whatsapp messages, and leave with your head held high. It's human nature at its worst, what you've experienced, but you have to think of yourself - thank goodness you're going to be out of there with a new job.