{"id":11991,"date":"2025-05-27T13:51:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T13:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=11991"},"modified":"2025-11-20T10:12:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T10:12:02","slug":"mythbusting-constructive-dismissal-claims","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/disciplinary\/mythbusting-constructive-dismissal-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Mythbusting: Constructive dismissal claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7fc3d43a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">by <strong>Brightmine<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Constructive dismissal claims are commonly misunderstood and misrepresented, as typified by the headlines attracted by two recent employment tribunal judgments. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/about-us\/meet-our-authors\/\">Stephen Simpson<\/a> indulges in a little mythbusting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Constructive dismissal claims can make good newspaper stories, though the eye-catching copy often fails to capture the essence of the claim, as demonstrated in&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/employment-tribunal-decisions\/mrs-s-hamilton-v-epsom-and-st-helier-university-hospitals-nhs-trust-2302014-slash-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamilton v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/employment-tribunal-decisions\/mr-n-walker-v-robsons-rickmansworth-ltd-3311699-slash-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walker v Robsons (Rickmansworth) Ltd<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical headline: &#8220;Nurse who was left out of tea round wins payout&#8221;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">What is the reality behind this headline? While it is true that the claimant in&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/employment-tribunal-decisions\/mrs-s-hamilton-v-epsom-and-st-helier-university-hospitals-nhs-trust-2302014-slash-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamilton v Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;alleged that a colleague did not make tea for her when he was making tea for other colleagues, this was just one of the more minor matters in a long series of unresolved incidents that ultimately led the claimant to resign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The pair has clashed over their approaches to patient treatment, which resulted in the nurse&#8217;s colleague allegedly ignoring morning greetings from her and facing the other way when she was presenting in meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">More seriously, the nurse alleged that the colleague had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">been verbally abusive to her, saying &#8220;I don&#8217;t like you&#8221;;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">made a threat of violence to her, saying that he was going to &#8220;kick [the claimant&#8217;s] butt&#8221;; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">stolen a book that belonged to her, writing his name over hers on the inside cover of the book.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The claimant alleged that his poor behaviour to her continued after mediation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The employment tribunal held that the nurse was constructively dismissed over her employer&#8217;s handling of her complaints about how the colleague had treated her on multiple occasions over an extended period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The employer accepted that his conduct and communications towards the claimant &#8220;continued to fall far short of the standards it expected&#8221;. To the tribunal, it appeared that the employer had done very little beyond speaking to him about his behaviour &#8211; which evidently made no difference &#8211; except for making suggestions that were not then followed through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For example, the employer had not given serious consideration to whether it was appropriate to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">begin a disciplinary process for inappropriate and disrespectful behaviour towards the claimant; and\/or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">reassign him so that he was moved away from working with the claimant.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The employment tribunal awarded the claimant \u00a341,000 for constructive dismissal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Typical headline: &#8220;Workers can sue if given &#8216;low status&#8217; desk&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/employment-tribunal-decisions\/mr-n-walker-v-robsons-rickmansworth-ltd-3311699-slash-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Walker v Robsons (Rickmansworth) Ltd<\/a><\/em>, an estate agent branch manager who resigned after he was transferred to another branch &#8211; where his desk would be in the middle of the office (instead of at the back) &#8211; won his constructive dismissal. Is that the whole story? No, of course not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The claimant was &#8220;unsettled&#8221; and had &#8220;mixed feelings&#8221; when the company director told him that he was being moved to a quieter, less successful branch. Unbeknownst to him, he would be sharing the branch manager role with a more junior colleague who had taken it upon himself to move to the branch&#8217;s back desk before the claimant arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The employment tribunal accepted that the back desk has &#8220;both a symbolic and a practical significance&#8221;. The practical significance is that this is where the books and ledgers are kept. The symbolic significance is that this is where the branch manager traditionally sits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Had this been the whole story, the claimant&#8217;s constructive dismissal claim would have been unlikely to succeed. However, the tribunal case exposed other facts that clarify why he succeeded in his claim. These included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Evidence of poor communications:<\/strong>&nbsp;The tribunal found that the claimant was not told in advance of the relocation that he would in effect be moving to a job share with a more junior colleague, which was an unusual arrangement. He should have been told in advance, either in a meeting or in person. At the very least, he should have been provided with a job description.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>An ugly confrontation:<\/strong>&nbsp;The tribunal heard evidence that, when the claimant challenged the new arrangement (albeit &#8220;not in the politest terms&#8221;), the response from the company director was something along the lines of &#8220;I can&#8217;t believe a f**king 53-year-old man is making a fuss over a desk&#8221;. The claimant also alleged that the company director threatened him with disciplinary action if he did not sit at the middle desk.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Goading the claimant into resigning:<\/strong>&nbsp;The tribunal found that there was an element of the company director &#8220;goading&#8221; the claimant into resigning. It was alleged that, when the claimant threatened to resign, the company director responded &#8220;go on then&#8221; because he suspected that the claimant had already found another job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In upholding the constructive dismissal claim, the employment tribunal concluded that this series of events breached the implied term of trust and confidence, destroying or seriously damaging the employer\/employee relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The tribunal ordered a remedy hearing to decide the level of the claimant&#8217;s compensation. Notably, the tribunal directed that there should be no reduction for contributory fault on the claimant&#8217;s part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Constructive dismissal: Key elements of a successful claim<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">The employee resigns in response to a fundamental breach of the contract of employment by the employer. Although the employee has apparently resigned, the termination of the contract is treated as a dismissal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The breach can be of an express term of the contract of employment or of the implied term of trust and confidence between the parties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">A breach of the implied term of trust and confidence can be caused by one serious act or omission, or by the cumulative effect of a series of more minor acts or omissions, culminating in a &#8220;last straw&#8221; incident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The employer&#8217;s breach, or breaches, must have caused the employee to resign.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The employee must not delay too long before resigning, which would affirm the contract of employment and negate the employee&#8217;s right to claim constructive dismissal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-left-color:var(--wp--preset--color--secondary-gray);border-left-width:2px;padding-left:10px;flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-2 is-position-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-bleach-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a36fa716 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding-top:10px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigate HR complexity with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With Brightmine, you can build powerful people strategies, implement best practices and set your organisation up for a brighter future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Learn how our tools, resources and automation can empower you and your team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/solutions\/?intcmp=cta|blog|solutions|learn-more\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Learn more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lnrs-hide-block-on-mobile has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad1af2a0 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-secondary-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-secondary-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Read more articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-ea1fff98 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-12634 resources type-resources status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry category-c-and-i topic-ai-in-hr topic-gdpr topic-hr-technology topic-workforce-planning\">\n<h2 style=\"font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.274), 16px);line-height:1.3;text-decoration:underline; 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