Employment tribunals should punish the constructive dismissal, not the history

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A victim of a constructive dismissal can only be compensated by an employment tribunal for damages relating to that actual dismissal, not for an employer's bad behaviour leading up to it, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Constructive dismissal refers to an employee leaving an organisation usually because the trust and confidence implied in every employment contract had broken down. Workers leave jobs and subsequently take actions against the employers.

The Court of Appeal has said that employ... (551 more words)

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